Jan. 25, 2025

Defense Health Agency Announces TRICARE West Region Referral Approval Waiver

Are you enrolled in TRICARE Prime? You should know that the Defense Health Agency has waived the requirement to obtain pre-authorization 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 March 31 and is retroactive to January 1, 2025.

Jan. 24, 2025

Meade MEDDAC Offers Patients the Flexibility of Scheduled Virtual Visits

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

Master Your Healthcare Tools with Hands-On Training at IACH

IACH is offering hands-on training sessions to patients who wish to enhance their understanding of Q-Anywhere and the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal. These tools are designed to simplify your healthcare experience, and our goal is to ensure you feel confident using them to their fullest potential.

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. 22, 2025

How Early Detection Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

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.

Jan. 22, 2025

TRICARE Online Patient Portal Decommissioning: Download Your Health Records Now

On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense’s new electronic health record—MHS GENESIS—has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. If you want to keep a copy of your legacy health records for personal use, you must download them from the TOL Patient Portal before April 1.

Jan. 21, 2025

Act Now! Payment Deadline Extended for West Region Beneficiaries

The Defense Health Agency has extended the payment deadline for West Region beneficiaries who pay for TRICARE coverage via bank electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card. You now have until Friday, Feb. 28 to provide your payment information to TriWest.

Jan. 17, 2025

A Testing Advancement Testament at NMRTC Bremerton

U.S. Navy first class petty officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton were greeted by command leadership – Capt. Karla Lepore, Naval Hospital Bremerton director and NMRTC Bremerton commanding officer, Capt. Molly Jenkins, NMRTC Bremerton executive officer, NMRTC Bremerton Command Master Chief William Eickhoff, as well as the command’s Chiefs Mess for the Navy-wide advancement exam for chief petty officer, Jan. 16, 2025. “This is your first step. This is your time,” said Eickhoff, addressing the 39 hopeful Sailors. “We’re here to support you. Good luck to everyone,” shared Lepore (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

Jan. 17, 2025

CRDAMC physician assistant receives U.S. Army Surgeon General master clinician award

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Cpt. Matthew Perdue, a physician assistant at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, was recognized as one of the phantom lethal warriors of the week by Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, commander, III Armored Corps and Fort Cavazos, during a ceremony Jan. 10. Perdue serves in a dual role as Interservice Physician Assistant Program Phase II Clinical Coordinator and Program Director for the Emergency Medicine PA Program at CRDAMC.

Jan. 17, 2025

TriWest Healthcare Alliance extends beneficiary payment deadline, offers referral support

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Today is the deadline for beneficiaries who have TRICARE Young Adult, TRICARE Reserve Select, and TRICARE Retired Reserve, to set up new payment information and pay by EFT, credit card, or debit card to TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the new DoD contractor for medical services off-installation in the western region of the U.S.

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