Changes Are Coming to TRICARE

Currently, there are three TRICARE regions in the U.S. to include TRICARE North, South and West. The TRICARE North and South regions will combine to form TRICARE East, while TRICARE West will remain mostly unchanged. Two new contractors, Humana Military and Health Net Federal Services, will administer these regions. This change will allow better coordination between the military hospitals and clinics and the civilian health care providers in each region. A new program, TRICARE Select will replace TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra both stateside and overseas. All current TRICARE beneficiaries will be automatically enrolled into plans on January 1, 2018 as long as they are eligible. TRICARE Prime enrollees will remain in TRICARE Prime. TRICARE Standard and Extra beneficiaries will be enrolled in TRICARE Select. During 2018, you can choose to enroll in or change coverage plans.

Source: https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/BenefitUpdates/Archives/08_28_17_TRICARE_Is_Changing