TSgt John Goodrum8276979<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Will my wife be eligible for home care via tricare after I pass?2023-05-11T16:02:53-04:00TSgt John Goodrum8276979<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Will my wife be eligible for home care via tricare after I pass?2023-05-11T16:02:53-04:002023-05-11T16:02:53-04:00COL Randall C.8277140<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The answer is "It Depends".<br /><br />TRICARE will keep covering family members when a sponsor dies and spouses can keep their coverage until they remarry*.<br /><br />As to "Home Health Care", that depends as well. TRICARE does cover Home Health Care, but she'll have to have pre-authorization from them for it. See <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/IsItCovered/HomeHealthCare">https://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/IsItCovered/HomeHealthCare</a> for more details.<br />------------------------------<br />* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/Survivors">https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/Survivors</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<a target="blank" href="https://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/IsItCovered/HomeHealthCare"> Home Health Care | TRICARE</a>
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Response by COL Randall C. made May 11 at 2023 6:11 PM2023-05-11T18:11:34-04:002023-05-11T18:11:34-04:002023-05-11T16:02:53-04:00