Referral approval waiver available for TRICARE West recipients

Latest TRICARE news! Do you live in the West Region? There is currently a referral approval waiver in place through March 31, 2025. You also have until Feb. 28, 2025 to set up your payment info if you pay by EFT, credit card, or debit card. Visit www.tricare.mil/west for more information! ...

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New authority to provide outer burial receptacles

The National Cemetery Administration and Veterans Affairs are implementing a new authority to provide outer burial receptacles (OBRs) for graves with casketed burials in VA grant-funded cemeteries. OBRs reduce maintenance costs at cemeteries by preventing the ground over and around the casket from sinking and by preventing grave headstones from sinking or tilting. Further, OBRs assure the continuation of regular surface contours in cemeteries, advancing both aesthetic and public safety purposes....

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Learn which ID card you need

As a Retired Soldier, a military or veteran ID card shows your connection to the Department of Defense (DoD) and helps keep you connected to your Army Family. Read about the process to get a Common Access Card (CAC), Uniformed Services Identification card (USID), or a Veteran Health ID Card (VHIC) for yourself and your eligible family members, on page 11 in the November 2024 issue of Army Echoes, located here: https://soldierforlife.army.mil/Documents/echoes/latest.pdf ...

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DHA payment deadline extended

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has extended the payment deadline in the West Region. You now have until Friday, Feb. 28 to provide your payment information. This may apply to you if you have: TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Select, TRICARE Young Adult, TRICARE Reserve Select, and TRICARE Retired Reserve.If you don’t act before this date, you’ll be disenrolled, retroactive to Jan. 1.The easiest way to provide your payment information is at 1 (888) TRIWEST (874-9378). To find out more, read th...

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