How TRICARE, DHA and ISOS Responded to Typhoon Haiyan in Support of Beneficiaries
http://tricareoverseasphilippines.wordpress.com/
Tricare approves waivers for beneficiaries in tornado-affected Oklahoma
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130524/BENEFITS06/305240014/
but I have to warn you all....the writing is on the wall....they meaning TPTB are aiming to diminish Tricare and veterans services...they're making little cuts here and there, more regulations, more limitations, and more waiting times...
the office where I signed up said that they've heard word that their office will be closed perhaps in March......then what do you do?....everything will have to be online or my mail...good luck...
Living on an island in the path of where typhoons are prone to go probably isn’t the wisest choice of where to retire, having Tricare or not. So much is destroyed, those retirees are lucky to be alive. Maybe they need to come back to the states for their medical care until that place is reconstructed and services are restored - however, it appears that could take years.
I am actually surprised to hear Tricare provides services outside of military installation overseas with all the foreign regulations and laws.
MILITARY and Veterans GETS the SHAFT from 0 on Healthcare, triples fees
When I went to pick up our meds from the drug store of 30 years, as the Navy base in Millington, TN does not offer many choices in generics. I noticed something strange with one of my Ret. SCPO husband’s allergy med, first it was in 3 OTC boxes, not a RX bottle. Next the cost was the store price of $39, not the RX co-pay of $17 dollars, we canceled the RX order, and hubby called the doctor’s office and had them switch him to generic Claratin 10mg generic. Less than $4 per month. Works better than his generic Alerga, and he’s snoring less.
Same thing happened to me when the Minor Med issued me a RX, instead of a real RX I was given a 1% OTC product, which made the situation of a skin yeast infection worse in a matter of hrs vs the Nystatin cream RX I normally was given. This one cost a small fortune, as it caused a ER run at 1 am in the morning!
So be watchful and check your drugs before you purchase them. I have had 1 drug, when they are out of it, sub in another manufacture which for me takes double to work...just a simple water pill that keeps the tissue swelling down in my OA/OP hands and the slight edema of my feet and ankles.