Once all these active duty guys get up to the final three months in service...they all wake up and realize the impact.
I thought I could rely on military coverage after I retired...then one day got fairly sick and tried to make an appointment. Seven days went by before they agreed to take me in.
All of this TRICARE talk...that it will continue on after ObamaCare starts...is mostly a joke. The military will realize the value of the deal and readily defend dumping all retirees over to it. There won’t be any real discussion and it’ll be obvious only at the last minute. So enjoy TRICARE while it lasts.
I had a similar problem. I didn't want to wait, so I went to the ER at BAMC.
TriCare has it's issues. It's basically the HillaryCare scam that wasn't accepted by the public, but was rammed down the military's throat.
IIRC, those on TriCare are exempt from ObamaCare. Presently, at least.
You're lucky. Two years ago my wife was having trouble breathing and we tried to get her in to see her Primary Care Manager (PCM). The appointment desk said, "there are no appointments available. Call back next month." We tried to get in to see a doctor downtown, but he refused to see her without a referral. We tried going through the Emergency room to get a referral and they wouldn't give us one unless we cleared it through the PCM. This went on for three months before she went in on one of my appointments.
Socialized medicine sucks. I can't change my PCM because the base has to approve it and they won't. I can't get in to see the doctor because there's no appointments available.