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Introducing TRICARE Open Season

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1 Introducing TRICARE Open Season
Open season is an annual period when you can enroll in or change a health insurance plan for the next year. TRICARE beneficiaries will experience TRICARE Open Season for the first time Nov. 12–Dec 10, 2018. Enrollment changes made during TRICARE Open Season will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019. Open season is an annual period when you can enroll in or change your health care coverage plan for the next year. TRICARE beneficiaries will experience open season for the first time Nov. 12–Dec 10, 2018. TRICARE Open Season will happen each year from the Monday of the second full week in November to the Monday of the second full week in December. Enrollment choices made during this period take effect on Jan. 1. During TRICARE Open Season, you may enroll in or change your TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select plan. Any changes you make will take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. Note: If you remain eligible and make no changes during TRICARE Open Season, you’ll stay in the same plan for 2019. If you want to enroll in or change enrollment in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select outside of the TRICARE Open Season period, you may only do so within 90 days after you or a family member experience a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). With TRICARE, a QLE is a certain life changes, like moving, getting married or divorced, becoming Medicare-eligible, and more. These changes may trigger a change in your TRICARE eligibility and options. The following are TRICARE QLEs: Military Changes: Activating, Deactivating, Deploying , Moving, Injured on Active Duty, Separating from Active Duty, or Retiring Family Changes: Getting Married, Getting Divorced, Having a Baby or Adopting, Moving, Children Going to College, Children Becoming Adults, Gaining/Losing Other Health Insurance, Becoming Medicare-Eligible, or Death in Family

2 Choices During TRICARE Open Season
During TRICARE Open Season you can: Do nothing. You’ll keep the same coverage through or as long as you remain eligible. Enroll in a plan. You’re eligible for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select and want to enroll for 2019 coverage. Change plans. You’re already enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select, but you want to switch plans for 2019 coverage. You may also change your type of enrollment, for example switching from individual to family enrollment. Visit: for more information. 1 2 3 During TRICARE Open Season you have three choices: You can do nothing. You’ll keep the same coverage through 2019 or as long as you remain eligible. If you are happy with your current coverage, this may be the best option for you. You can choose to enroll in a plan. Do this if you’re eligible for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select and want to enroll for 2019 coverage. This applies to you if you’re not currently enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select but want to have coverage in 2019. Or you can change plans. Do this if you’re already enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select, but you want to switch plans for 2019 coverage. You can also change your type of enrollment (for example, switching from individual to family enrollment. TRICARE Open Season is open to anyone eligible to enroll in or continue enrollment in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select. TRICARE Open Season doesn’t apply to TRICARE For Life. TRICARE For Life doesn’t require enrollment. Also, TRICARE Open Season doesn’t apply to the premium-based plans. These plans offer continuous open enrollment throughout the year: TRICARE Retired Reserve TRICARE Reserve Select TRICARE Young Adult Continued Health Care Benefit Program


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