Jan. 30, 2025

AF/SG updates medical shaving profile guidance: Improving education and aligning standards

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Department of Air Force updated a medical guidance memorandum, Jan. 24, 2025, to offer healthcare providers additional guidance when evaluating Airmen and Guardians for a Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) diagnosis.

Jan. 30, 2025

New TRICARE Dental Program Contract Brings Updates in March 2025

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A new TRICARE Dental Program contract will bring changes and improvements starting March 1. United Concordia will continue to administer the TDP. However, they’ll offer new services and lower costs for many members. If you have TDP coverage, you'll see these changes in your February bill for coverage effective March 1.

Jan. 30, 2025

Ireland offers patients Scheduled Virtual Visits option

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Jan. 29, 2025

Kimbrough Cares- January 2025

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Digital newsletter provides news and events happening at Kimbrough.

Jan. 28, 2025

Wilford Hall Lab Sets the Gold Standard in Military Medicine

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center laboratory is the largest Air Force clinical lab, providing critical diagnostic support to military personnel and their families with precision and efficiency. With a team of 72 experts conducting 2.2 million tests annually, the lab upholds the highest standards of care, innovation, and mission readiness in military medicine.

Jan. 25, 2025

Defense Health Agency Announces TRICARE West Region Referral Approval Waiver

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you enrolled in TRICARE Prime? You should know that the Defense Health Agency has waived the requirement to obtain approval for referrals to outpatient specialty care for TRICARE Prime enrollees in the West Region. This means TRICARE-authorized specialty care providers don’t need to wait for TriWest to approve referrals issued by your primary care manager before providing outpatient care. However, you’ll still need to get a referral from your primary care manager before getting that specialty care. This process will be in place through June 30 and is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.

Jan. 24, 2025

Meade MEDDAC Offers Patients the Flexibility of Scheduled Virtual Visits

FORT MEADE, Md. — As the Defense Health Agency continues to transform the way patients access care and care teams deliver care, facilities in the Fort Meade Medical Department Activity—which includes Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center and the Andrew Rader, Barquist, Dunham and Kirk Army Health Clinics—are pleased to announce a new virtual health care tool: My Military Health Scheduled Virtual Visits.

Jan. 24, 2025

TriWest beneficiaries’ payment deadline extended

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – TRICARE beneficiaries who live in the West Region, now have until Feb. 28 to set-up payment with the new West Region contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Beneficiaries who pay for TRICARE coverage using a bank electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card, must change their recurring payment information to TriWest prior to the new deadline, and those who don’t act by these dates will be disenrolled, retroactive to Jan. 1.

Jan. 23, 2025

19th Medical Group hosts training exercise

LITLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — The 19th Medical Group hosted an exercise simulating a deployment that simulated what a medical care station would operate like under high stress conditions at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan. 23, 2025.

Jan. 22, 2025

How Early Detection Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii — In recognition of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Lt. Col. David Anderson, a gynecologic oncologist at Tripler Army Medical Center, explains how routine exams, regular Pap smears, and HPC vaccines can lead to prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.