Tag: TRICARE

TRICARE notice

Lin Hikida The Luke Air Force Base 56 Medical Group is sponsoring TRICARE briefings for military retirees and their family members at the Luke AFB Base Theater on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. These TRICARE for Life briefings are for those nearing age 65 or for those beneficiaries under the age of 65 who are/may be…

Veterans’ Voice – September 2014

Art Sloane The Defense Health Agency, relying on medical laboratory experts and existing authority to conduct medical “demonstrations,” will restore TRICARE coverage this month for up to 40 genetic tests used in patient care. Many of these laboratory-developed tests-—also called molecular pathology tests—-are viewed as medically necessary. But TRICARE had stopped reimbursing for more than…