According to Tricare officials, payments with the current West Region contractor, Health Net Federal Services, will end Dec. 31, and TriWest won't charge the recurring payment method before Jan.1.

That's because Jan. 1, 2018 ushers in some other big changes for them as well. As of Jan. 1, the programs we know as Tricare Standard and Tricare Extra will instead be combined as Tricare Select.

Tricare beneficiaries in certain ZIP codes will switch to — or stay in — a different Tricare region than the rest of their state come the new year, according to the Defense Health Agency. Six ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, anyone who is enrolled in the Tricare Select program and is a recipient of retired pay must pay a monthly enrollment fee or their health insurance will be canceled.

On Jan. 1, the Defense Health Agency implemented a number of changes to TRICARE, including a region consolidation and health care policy changes mandated by Congress. Several customer service ...

On July 13, 2009, the Defense Department’s TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) awarded UnitedHealthcare its South Region contract. The incumbent contractor then filed a protest with the GAO.

The TRICARE West Region contract includes a base period with additional five one-year option periods. We currently expect the start of healthcare delivery to commence sometime mid-year of 2017.