[therut]

Tri Care Pays Physicians and Hospitals less than Medicare.

[mosaicwolf]

"Tri Care Pays Physicians and Hospitals less than Medicare."

You are so right. My wife recently needed a MRI for a spinal issue. The local hospital, 3 miles from our home does not accept TRICARE. (Read "Not in the so called Network") We had to drive 85 miles to a facility in another state for an MRI. I am not really complaining as we did get the care the Government promised me and family after 30 years service. I am retired. However, it was a major unnecessary inconvenience to say the least especially one with a major spinal problem driving 170 miles round trip.

[cherry]

and much slower, if you can fathom that...

[leapfrog0202]

Tri Care Pays Physicians and Hospitals less than Medicare.

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Not only that, but they are extremely slow. I got something from them last month & couldn’t figure out when I’d been seen at the facility that was listed. Well it was from 18 months prior & they were JUST then getting around to paying!

I’ve had trouble finding docs that take it & I’d say that is a big part of the reason why. When you add the slowness to the low reimbursement rate, who would want to accept it?

[2ndDivisionVet]

My father retired from the Marine Corps when I was five years old. We didn’t have “medical insurance” we went to a military installation, drove to the hospital and were treated, for everything from allergies to cancer, free of charge.