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Tricare Info??
I am so confused.. Just got my DEERS info yesterday and I have to go monday to get it taken care of... What option do I choose or is it chosen for me? I have never really understood insurance or premiums or whatever involving it...maybe I am making it more difficult then it really is.. any help would be greatly appreciated..
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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TriCare has two options, Prime and Standard. You are automatically enrolled in Standard and have to sign up for Prime. Prime you have to enroll yourself in.
With Standard you can see any doctor you want but you have co-pays.
With Prime you MUST see a doctor that is on their list but you don't pay anything extra.
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Oh if you enroll in prime you do have to pay a premium every month. With Standard you don't.
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Permalink Reply by ZeeKittiKat Ship2Div950 on
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Okay well what about the dental?? I dont understand how that even works..
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That's separate you have to enroll online and there is a premium you pay for that. I haven't enrolled in dental yet so I'm not completely sure but I think you can use whatever dentist you'd like.
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Oh okay..thanks i appreciate your help
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You're welcome.... It is soooo confusing and if I didn't have some more experienced Navy wives to help me through it I'd be completely lost!
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Yeah i have been looking at info but its just confusing.. I didnt wanna show up to the ID office and not be at least somewhat educated.. lol
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I dont care about referrals i would rather not have a copay and at the moment i am living inbetween NS Mayport and NAS Jax in florida.. one is 8 miles and the other is 15...so idk.. what are the co pays and fees with the dental?
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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With Prime you don't pay anything as long as you go to one of their Providers (the base if you're near one, a Dr on their list if you don't) - as long as your spouse is Active Duty. The dental insurance has just switched to a new company, but basically your choice there is you have it or not. I would suggest you get it (it's pretty cheap). You will go to civilian dentists unless you're overseas.
Honestly, with where you are, I would do Prime. You can always opt
out of it and go Standard later, but if you to that, you have to wait so long before you can switch back to Prime.
(Something to keep in mind, like if you have to go to the hospital, but it's not a life threatening, you need to be st the nearest one right now sort of thing, the best way to avoid a hospital bill will be to go to the one on NAS Jax.) -
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awesome thank you!! There was never a debate on the dental i just didnt know if there were co pays or what the deal was...
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The copays are low on Prime and referrals are easy to get if you need one.
$12 for an office visit. Most of my procedures are 100% covered (mammograms and scans). Three day hospital stay $55. Prescriptions just changed, but never more than $10 (usually $5). Free on base. I had two cancers in 2004, unrelated to each other, so full testing and treatment for each one, plus a surgery for complications. Our total copays came to less than $300. I've have several surgical procedures this year, a lot of office visits, and I'm still not out of pocket very much at all. Maybe $100 total. No problems with the referrals at all. We're retirees, for an active duty dependent, you'd have even fewer costs!
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Permalink Reply by ouranchorsaway(ship9-div341) on
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Yeah I know what you mean I got my dear form that yesterday but as well and I'm so confused so I will be making it into The recruiting office on Monday to see if they can help me to make sure felt about properly
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