Health Care 150 requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year for beneficiaries in the Active-Duty family member category and in the TRICARE Young Adult program • Authorized military dependents to receive space available dental care at military dental treatment facilities at certain remote or isolated locations • Required the Comptroller General to review military medical personnel staffing at military treatment facilities • Required the Comptroller General to review the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program, including the recently awarded nationwide pharmacy contract and its effect on TRICARE beneficiaries’ ability to obtain the medications they need in a timely manner • Required the Secretary of Defense to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on servicemember medical debts incurred between Jan. 1, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2022 For more details, you may visit MOAA.org/micro/tricare-guide-20232024. REGIONAL CONTRACTOR UPDATES Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, TriWest Healthcare Alliance (TriWest.com) will serve as the new regional contractor in the TRICARE West Region. Health Net Federal Services (HNFS.com) will serve as the West Region Contractor through Dec. 31, 2024. New TRICARE contracts, known as T-5, will improve the delivery, quality and cost of your health care services. The new contracts will affect you unless you have the U.S. Family Health Plan TRICARE For Life or a TRICARE Overseas Health Plan. Contractors for these plans will remain the same. Also, dental and vision coverage is not affected by this change. To prepare for the switch: • Update your contact information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System at Tricare.mil/deers
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