US Military vets will no longer get medical care

[simpsontruckdriver]

If you're honorably discharged or retired from the military, you will need to get medical care either from your job or Medicare. The military is transitioning to only provide care to active-duty soldiers.

TS

 

[MULTIZ321]

If you're honorably discharged or retired from the military, you will need to get medical care either from your job or Medicare. The military is transitioning to only provide care to active-duty soldiers.

TS

What is happening to TriCare?


Richard

 

[controller1]

If you're honorably discharged or retired from the military, you will need to get medical care either from your job or Medicare. The military is transitioning to only provide care to active-duty soldiers.

TS

Your statement is somewhat misleading. Only 38 military medical facilities will transition to serve only active-duty personnel.

 

[DaveNV]

I agree, the OP's comment is misleading - only 38 facilities are going to Active Duty only patients. The article says nothing about changes to Tricare. If you currently use it, it looks to me like it will continue. if you happen to be seen at one of the transitioning medical care facilities on the list, you'll need to get treatment at another facility. This linked article https://www.military.com/daily-news...been-pushed-base-providers-tricare-shift.html says Tricare patients will need to seek treatment off-base, in those areas.

Dave

 

[SteelerGal]

Hopefully TriCare is updating their civilian contracts because it can be quite difficult to find dr coverage.

 

[Panina]

Hopefully TriCare is updating their civilian contracts because it can be quite difficult to find dr coverage.

There are two choices for Tricare. All I know is my other half has it now and all the doctors the marketplace stopped letting him go to will take it. He is on the the Select plan which has a deductible and out of pocket max which the Prime plan does not. We found the Prime plan much more restrictive. Even paying for the Select plan is so so so much less money then paying in the marketplace.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

I had to look elsewhere for more clarity. Essentially, if you go to those facilities, you must go to a local doctor. In terms of TriCare, Medicare is cheaper than taking TriCare to a local doctor.

 

[SteelerGal]

For my MIL, it was a disaster unfortunately. For my Grandmother, WWII Vet, she is on MediCare.

 

[geist1223]

If you're honorably discharged or retired from the military, you will need to get medical care either from your job or Medicare. The military is transitioning to only provide care to active-duty soldiers.

TS

This is an inaccurate statement. Honorably discharged but not retired or having a service connected disability have not been entitled to medical services at active duty military facilities before these changes. These changes primarily affects active duty military dependents and military retired. I am retired military. With Medicare and Tricare we have good coverage.

 

[DaveNV]

This is an inaccurate statement. Honorably discharged but not retired or having a service connected disability have not been entitled to medical services at active duty military facilities before these changes. These changes primarily affects active duty military dependents and military retired. I am retired military. With Medicare and Tricare we have good coverage.

Me too.

Dave

 

[Bucky]

This is an inaccurate statement. Honorably discharged but not retired or having a service connected disability have not been entitled to medical services at active duty military facilities before these changes. These changes primarily affects active duty military dependents and military retired. I am retired military. With Medicare and Tricare we have good coverage.

Exactly. I am also retired and have never used a military base for medical care. In the old old days many military retired close to a base so they could use the medical facilities and commissary and Px. Those perks went away a long time ago. After 9/11 and the increase in troop strength and the prolonged deployments it became next to impossible for a retiree to get medical care on bases and the only advantage to using the PX and commissary was the tax savings. Now there are fewer and fewer military retirees choosing to live near military bases. With Tricare and Medicare we don’t need those non-perks the PX and commissary tout.

We live 50 mi from Ft Bragg, NC, one of the largest military bases in the world and other than making one trip to pick up discount DisneyWorld tickets, we have never been back to the base in almost 30 yrs now.

 

[Glynda]

This is an inaccurate statement. Honorably discharged but not retired or having a service connected disability have not been entitled to medical services at active duty military facilities before these changes. These changes primarily affects active duty military dependents and military retired. I am retired military. With Medicare and Tricare we have good coverage.

As has my 98 mother with Medicare and Tricare For Life. (Deceased stepfather retired WWII veteran and career military.)