1. Transitional Healthcare Benefit/ Tricare Brief
Element 41

2. Purpose
Increase awareness of Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP)
Identify Tricare like benefits available to service members

3. Transitional? Provided for a limited time 180 days
Gives SVM time to apply for:
Tricare Reserve Select (TRS)
Other medical insurance

4. Eligibility Not automatic! SVM must update DEERS information
Contact local ID card facility
Locations on DEERS website

5. Requirements Involuntarily separated W/ qualifying SPD code
Reservist on AD > 30 days
Invol. Separations retained on AD for operations
Agreed to extend, but separated on sole survivorship discharge
Must agree to SELRES
IF no qualifying SPD code-work w/ reserve unit

6. TRICARE PRIME Dis-enrolled at EAOS
Contact Prime regional manager/service center for continued coverage
Will remain covered when reenrolled
Default to Tricare Standard
Plan Wizard!
Specified Benefits for SVM
Plan finder

7. Health Insurance Market Place
Find coverage for uninsured
Tricare= covered under healthcare law
Dependent coverage, if can’t be covered by TRICARE or VA benefits

8. Dental Coverage
Provided on space available basis, 180 days after separation
Extremely limited
Received care w/I 90 days of EAOS, no dental care once separated
One time dental care

9. Community Based Warrior Transition Units (CBWTUS)
Soldiers live at home, recuperate, while on AD
Provides high quality of health
Can perform duties close to home and family
Evaluated by PEB if not found physically fit at the end of recuperation period.
Retainablity
Disability eligibility

10. Retirees Begins the day you retire Submit request 90 days prior
Dependents remain eligible
To continue coverage:
Must enroll by retirement date
Will default to space only coverage

11. Health Care Plans Under 65: Over 65:
Prime- enroll, annual fee (available in certain areas)
Select- enroll, no fee (continental U.S.)
US family health Plan- Tricare Prime option
Young Adult- enroll, monthly premium
Available w/ Prime or Select plans
Over 65:
Tricare for Life: wrap around coverage option

12. Survivor Benefits Family members entitled Served > 30 days
Pays claims at active duty payment rate
Survivor claims at the retiree rate
Transitional survivors
No enrollment fees/co-pay
Will pay cost shares and deductibles

13. Continued Health Care Benefits Program (CHCBP)
Extends coverage due to loss of benefits
Covers:
The SVM
Former spouses who have not remarried
Children who lose coverage
Voluntary Separations:
Not eligible to use MTF or Tricare
Eligible for CHCBP up to 18 months
Apply up to 60 days after separation

14. A little Inspiration
“A bend in the road is never the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn.”

15. Questions????