TRICARE Select | Active-Duty Family Member (Individual/Family) | Retired (Individual/Family) |
Annual Enrollment | $0 | $450 / $900 |
Annual deductible | E4 & below: $50 / $100 | $150 / $300 Network |
E5 & above: $150 / $300 | $300 / $600 out of network | |
Annual catastrophic cap | $1,000 | $3,500 |
Outpatient visit civilian network | $15 primary care | $25 primary care |
$25 specialty care | $40 specialty care | |
Out of network: 20% | 25% out of network | |
ER visit civilian network | $40 network | $80 network |
20% out of network | 25% out of network | |
Urgent care civilian network | $20 network | $40 network |
20% out of network | 25% out of network | |
Ambulatory surgery civilian network | $25 network | $95 network |
20% out of network | 25% out of network | |
Ground ambulance civilian network | $15 | $60 |
Durable medical equipment civilian network | 10% of negotiated fee | 20% network |
Inpatient visit civilian network | $60 per network admission | $175 per admission network |
20% out of network | 25% out of network | |
Inpatient skilled nursing/rehab civilian | $25 per day network | $50 per day network |
$50 per day out of network | Lesser of $300 per day or 20% of billed charges out of network |
10 U.S.C. § 1075
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, referred to in subsec. (c)(4)(B), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 118-31, which was approved Dec. 22, 2023.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1075, added Pub. L. 85-861, §1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1447; amended Pub. L. 97-22, §10(b)(2), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 137; Pub. L. 108-87, §8146(a), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1109; Pub. L. 108-106, §1112(a), Nov. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 1215, related to subsistence charges for officers and certain enlisted members, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title VI, §607(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1946. Another prior section 1075, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 82, related to post card requests for absentee ballots, and for printing and transmission thereof, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85-861, §36B(5), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1570, as superseded by the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 which is classified to subchapter I-D (§1973cc et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 118-31 added par. (4).2021-Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 117-81 added subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i). 2019-Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116-92 substituted "25% out of network" for "25% of out of network" in third column of table row relating to Outpatient visit civilian network. 2017-Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115-91, §739(b)(1)(B), substituted "Ground ambulance civilian network" for "Ambulance civilian network" in first column of table.Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 115-91, §739(b)(1)(A), added par. (4).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable with respect to the provision of health care under the TRICARE program beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, see section 701(k) of Pub. L. 114-328, set out as an Effective Date of 2016 Amendment note under section 1072 of this title.
PILOT PROGRAM ON HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Pub. L. 115-91, div. A, title VII, §731, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1441, as amended by Pub. L. 117-81, div. A, title VII, §705, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1781, provided that:"(a) PILOT PROGRAM.-The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide a health care assistance service to certain covered beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Select using purchased care to improve the health outcomes and patient experience for covered beneficiaries with complex medical conditions."(b) ELEMENTS.-The pilot program under subsection (a) may include the following elements:"(1) Assisting beneficiaries with complex medical conditions to understand and use the health benefits under the TRICARE program."(2) Supporting such beneficiaries in accessing and navigating the purchased care health care delivery system."(3) Providing such beneficiaries with information to allow the beneficiaries to make informed decisions regarding the quality, safety, and cost of available health care services. "(4) Improving the health outcomes for such beneficiaries. "(c) DURATION.-The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for an amount of time determined appropriate by the Secretary during the five-year period beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017]."(d) REPORT.-Not later than November 1, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing an evaluation of the success of the pilot program under subsection (a), including-"(1) an analysis of the implementation of the elements under subsection (b); "(2) the feasibility of incorporating such elements into TRICARE support contracts; and"(3) input from covered beneficiaries who have participated in the pilot program regarding their satisfaction with, and any benefits attained from, such participation."(e) DEFINITIONS.-In this section, the terms 'covered beneficiary', 'TRICARE program', and 'TRICARE Select' have the meaning given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code."
- TRICARE Extra
- The term "TRICARE Extra" means the preferred-provider option of the TRICARE program made available prior to January 1, 2018, under which TRICARE Standard beneficiaries may obtain discounts on cost sharing as a result of using TRICARE network providers.
- TRICARE Prime
- The term "TRICARE Prime" means the managed care option of the TRICARE program.
- TRICARE Select
- The term "TRICARE Select" means the self-managed, preferred-provider network option under the TRICARE program established by section 1075 of this title.
- TRICARE Standard
- The term "TRICARE Standard" means the TRICARE program made available prior to January 1, 2018, covering health benefits contracted for under the authority of section 1079(a) or 1086(a) of this title and subject to the same rates and conditions as apply to persons covered under those sections.
- TRICARE for Life
- The term "TRICARE for Life" means the Medicare wraparound coverage option of the TRICARE program made available to the beneficiary by reason of section 1086(d) of this title.
- TRICARE program
- The term "TRICARE program" means the various programs carried out by the Secretary of Defense under this chapter and any other provision of law providing for the furnishing of medical and dental care and health benefits to members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents, including the following health plan options:(A) TRICARE Prime.(B) TRICARE Select.(C) TRICARE for Life.
- active duty
- The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
- covered beneficiary
- The term "covered beneficiary" means a beneficiary under this chapter other than a beneficiary under section 1074(a) of this title.
- health care
- The term "health care" includes mental health care.
- pay
- The term "pay" includes basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.
- uniformed services
- The term "uniformed services" means-(A) the armed forces;(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.