Dec. 1, 2020

Open Season is Underway, Compare 2021 FEDVIP Plans and Costs

The Federal Benefits Open Season ends on Dec. 14. If you’re eligible for dental or vision coverage through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), don’t miss your chance to enroll in or change your FEDVIP dental and/or vision plan. Not sure where to start? At BENEFEDS, you can check your eligibility, explore plans, enroll in a plan, and more.

Nov. 30, 2020

Found a TRICARE Plan? Enroll Using One of These Options

You’ve entered open season and decided on a TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select plan for you and your family. Ready for the next step? It’s now time to enroll. Depending on your beneficiary category and TRICARE plan, you may have to pay enrollment fees when you enroll. By staying up to date on the TRICARE enrollment process, you and your family can get the most out of your coverage.

Nov. 30, 2020

What Plan is Right for You, TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select?

The annual TRICARE Open Season is underway until Dec. 14. This is your chance to make changes to your current health coverage or enroll in a new TRICARE Prime (including the US Family Health Plan) or TRICARE Select plan. But do you know which plan best meets your needs?

Nov. 30, 2020

TRICARE Select Group A Retiree Enrollment Fee Payments Due Now

11/30/2020 — Have you set up payment for your new TRICARE Select 2021 enrollment fees yet? If not, time is running out. If you’re a TRICARE Select Group A: If you or your sponsor’s initial enlistment or appointment occurred before January 1, 2018, you are in Group A. retiree, you must set up your payment by Dec. 31 if you want to have TRICARE Select or TRICARE Overseas Program Select coverage on Jan. 1, 2021. You’ll be disenrolled from TRICARE if your TRICARE contractor doesn’t receive your payment.

Nov. 30, 2020

TRICARE Select Group A Retiree Enrollment Fee Payments Due Now

Have you set up payment for your new TRICARE Select 2021 enrollment fees yet? If not, time is running out. If you’re a TRICARE Select Group AIf you or your sponsor’s initial enlistment or appointment occurred before January 1, 2018, you are in Group A. retiree, you must set up your payment by Dec. 31 if you want to have TRICARE Select or TRICARE Overseas Program Select coverage on Jan. 1, 2021. You’ll be disenrolled from TRICARE if your TRICARE contractor doesn’t receive your payment.

Nov. 30, 2020

Medical teams across Hawaii train jointly to promote mission readiness

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — Over the course of four days in early October, Tripler Army Medical Center’s Emergency Department hosted a Joint Operations Medical Provider Readiness Simulation, here. Collectively the Army, Air Force and Navy contributed 23 facilitators and 80 participants, making this a true joint force exercise. “I’ve been in the military for 17 years and this is my first joint service training,” said Lt. Col. Rachel Blanton, certified registered nurse anesthetist at Tripler Army Medical Center. “We all have pretty similar jobs but we don’t see each other because we have these facilities where we don’t cross paths often.” Visit this link to read the full story - https://www.army.mil/article/241292

Nov. 25, 2020

NMCP’S NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM RECEIVES REACCREDITATION

Portsmouth VA — In 2016, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) was the first DoD medical command to obtain accreditation with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) for its Nurse Residency Program. On Nov. 23, the program received reaccreditation with ANCC’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program.

Nov. 25, 2020

NMCP’S HERT TEAM COMPLETES HAZMAT TRAINING

PORTSMOUTH VA — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) completed patient decontamination training, Nov. 19. The more than 40 team members demonstrated donning/doffing personal protective equipment, setting up the tent shower system, before performing a timed final evaluation which included triage and decontaminating simulated victims of a hazardous materials release.

Nov. 25, 2020

NMCP DOCTOR RECEIVES NAVY JUNIOR PSYCHOLOGIST OF THE YEAR

PORTSMOUTH VA — Capt. Lisa Mulligan, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) commanding officer (right), presents a command coin with congratulations to Branch Health Clinic Norfolk’s Lt. Laura Corey for receiving the Navy’s Junior Psychologist of the Year award. “I want to thank you for what you’ve done, both in terms of the triage clinic and with training the BHT’s (behavioral health technicians and putting that program together,” said Mulligan. “The force development and generation piece of that is huge. To have these successes this early in your career is very impressive, job well done.” As the U.S. Navy's oldest, continuously-operating military hospital since 1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth proudly serves past and present military members and their families. The nationally-acclaimed, state-of-the-art medical center, along with the area's 10 branch health and TRICARE Prime Clinics, provide care for the Hampton Roads area. The medical center also supports premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors, nurses and hospital corpsman for future roles in healing and wellness.

Nov. 25, 2020

NMCP’S RRRT ASSISTS TEXAS HOSPITAL IN COVID-19 RESPONSE

PORTSMOUTH VA — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Rapid Rural Response Team (RRRT) deployed to Starr County Memorial Hospital in Rio Grande, Texas, to help in the fight against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) from July 19 to Sept. 7.