Welcome to the starting point for all things TRICARE Whether you are new to the military or your status is changing, TRICARE 101 can link you to the information you need.

What is TRICARE?

TRICARE is the uniformed services health care program for active duty service members (ADSMs), active duty family members (ADFMs), National Guard and Reserve members and their family members, retirees and retiree family members, survivors, and certain former spouses worldwide.

TRICARE brings together the health care resources of the Military Health System—such as military hospitals and clinics—with a network of civilian health care professionals, institutions, pharmacies, and suppliers to foster, protect, sustain, and restore health for those entrusted to their care.

Your service personnel office determines your TRICARE eligibility.

Those eligible for TRICARE include:

• Active duty service members and families
• National Guard/Reserve members and families
• Retired service members and families
• Retired Reserve members and families
• Beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE and Medicare
• Survivors
• Children
• Former spouses
• Medal of Honor recipients and families
• Dependent parents and parents-in-law
• Foreign Force members and families

To check your eligibility, first make sure your information is fully updated in DEERS. Then, you can log into milConnect and check whether you are eligible for TRICARE.

Visit TRICARE.mil to see complete TRICARE 101 briefing.

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