Posted on Feb 24, 2016
I'm going to be losing my Health Care Benefits at the end of February. Has anyone gone from private health care to Tricare as a Veteran??
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Veterans aren't eligible for Tricare. You need to be on Active Duty, Guard/Reserve, Retired, a qualifying family member, or special.
http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility.aspx
http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility.aspx
Your benefits and plans will vary depending on your beneficiary category. Click on the link below that best describes you to learn more:
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Tricare is available for retirees and reservists/national guard. Sorry to here about your bad luck, I would check with the VA.
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Capt Tom Brown
PO2 (Join to see) - Another thought is you might qualify for Medicare assistance depending on your state, individual situation and finances. Our adult daughter is on Medicare here in TX, has two young children.
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SFC (Join to see) - Thank you, I truly believe everything is according to God's plan and will work out for the best. I'm very blessed!
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COL David Turk - Thank you, Sir, I'll inform them since I don't want them to publish bad information to other Veterans. And, will also look into VA.
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Yep. Went from United Healthcare (Union Pacific, through wife) to TriCare. The personal, medical, and monetary benefits were night and day different and exceptional. While many people around the country are cursed with Obummercare, I have had no more worries, no hassles, only a very small quarterly family installment, and not one worry in the world about medical care since. Several MRIs, two knee surgeries, other outpatient services, three emergency room visits (1 me, 2 wife), prescriptions galore, and not one blood-red Lincoln penny out of our pockets, except our quarterly payment, which is automatically deducted from my retirement pay. It DOES NOT get any better!!!
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PO2 (Join to see) - AutoCorrect...I despise it. Of course, that means I am not proofreading. I added some examples, Susan, to enhance the picture I am trying to paint.
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SCPO (Join to see)
PO2 (Join to see) You can only get into the VA system if you meet entrance quals. Unfortunately, a healthy, no service-connected disability, AND/OR upper middle-class (income) soldier will not get into the VA system until he or she can prove (1), a service-connected disability AND, (2), their income falls below VA thresholds (and the VA checks your income annually to verify continued eligibility). It's somewhere around $60,000 annually, give or take ten or fifteen thousand!!! I am in with 30% disability, but it took about three arduous years of paperwork out the ying-yang and several medical exams to establish my eligibility. Nice to have now, especially with TriCare. I gleefully work both ends towards the middle!!!
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SCPO (Join to see)
PO2 (Join to see) Obviously, some simple assumptions on my part. When you said Veteran, I naturally equate the word with my own career: active duty Navy in Vietnam, years in the Reserves, and then full retirement. What others have said is true about TriCare's entrance requirements.
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Yes, as a retired reservist. Tricare standard is free when you turn 60. Tricare prime is less than $600 a year. Tricare for life starts when you sign up for Medicare. Before retirement a veteran has VA health care. Ask a recruiter for a detailed report of your benefits.
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