Transitional Assistance Management Program 

The Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) provides 180 days of health care  benefits after regular TRICARE benefits end. These benefits help with your transition. You also  you don’t have to pay any premiums for TAMP. 

Eligibility 

TAMP may cover you and your eligible family members if you are: 

• Involuntarily separating from active duty under honorable conditions, including: 
• Members receiving a voluntary separation incentive (VSI), or 
• Members receiving a voluntary separation pay (VSP) and can’t receive retired or  retainer pay upon separation. 

A National Guard or Reserve member separating from a period of more than 30  consecutive days of active duty served for: 

• A preplanned mission.
• Support of a contingency operation. 

Support of the government coronavirus (COVID-19) response. 

• Separating from active duty following involuntary retention (stop-loss) in support of a  contingency operation. 
• Separating from active duty following a voluntary agreement to stay on active duty for  less than one year in support of a contingency operation. 
• Receiving a sole survivorship discharge. 
• Separating from regular active-duty service and agree to become a member of the  Selected Reserve of a Reserve Component. The Service member must become a Selected  Reservist the day immediately following release from regular active-duty service to  qualify. 

The Services determine your TAMP eligibility and document eligibility in the Defense  Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). TAMP eligibility can be viewed online  via milConnect. Service personnel departments will provide information or assistance with your  TAMP eligibility. 

Benefits 

For those who qualify, the 180-day TAMP period begins upon your separation. During TAMP,  you and your family members are eligible to use one of the following health plan options in  addition to military hospitals and clinics: 

• Military hospitals and clinics
• TRICARE Prime (where locally available) 
• TRICARE Select
• US Family Health Plan (if you live in a designated location) 
• TRICARE Prime Overseas
• TRICARE Select Overseas

Does your child have TRICARE coverage through TAMP? If so, they will lose their TRICARE coverage after  the 180-day TAMP period ends.

*For more information, visit the DHA/TRICARE Website. You can also find more information on DHA’s M:M Expert Page.