http://tricare.wordpress.com Experiences with Tricare | Good and Bad Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://tricare.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/hello-world/#comment-5 diana Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:38:28 +0000 #comment-5 My husband has been in the military 33 yrs. If i could hold the money in my hands that Tricare had payed out on me in the last few years I could probably have sent all three of my children to law school and and my grand children. I have only one issue with doctors who are on the povider list or who will not sign up.I have experience this several times. My primary care doctor will send me for instance to neuro specialist, he begins to care for me ,i like the results of how he care for me .the next year he drops off the list. Doctors what more than what Tricare wiil allow to pay them. Its really not tricares fault im sure others have experience this too. Doctors, will you please take care your miltary families that give you the freedom to be a doctor? My husband has been in the military 33 yrs. If i could hold the money in my hands that Tricare had payed out on me in the last few years I could probably have sent all three of my children to law school and and my grand children. I have only one issue with doctors who are on the povider list or who will not sign up.I have experience this several times. My primary care doctor will send me for instance to neuro specialist, he begins to care for me ,i like the results of how he care for me .the next year he drops off the list. Doctors what more than what Tricare wiil allow to pay them. Its really not tricares fault im sure others have experience this too. Doctors, will you please take care your miltary families that give you the freedom to be a doctor?

]]> http://tricare.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/hello-world/#comment-4 Kristi Hurd Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:27:02 +0000 #comment-4 I have had excellent experiences with Tricare, with the exception of one. When my husband deployed to Iraq (we're at Ft Hood, btw), me and my 3 month old daughter moved back to Utah to live with my mom. I found out that because I moved out of the area my husband deployed from, i was no longer eligible for Tricare Prime. This totally sucked, because that meant I had to pay deductibles and all that crap. What really got me was that there was a National Guard unit from my home town in utah that was deployed, and all their families were eligible for Tricare Prime...we went to the same doctors, but I had to pay. I don't understand why Tricare would somewhat punish you for moving back home while your spouse is deployed. i was a brand new mother living in a town that I knew nothing about, of course I was going to go back to Utah! That's been my biggest gripe...I wish they would change that. I have had excellent experiences with Tricare, with the exception of one. When my husband deployed to Iraq (we’re at Ft Hood, btw), me and my 3 month old daughter moved back to Utah to live with my mom. I found out that because I moved out of the area my husband deployed from, i was no longer eligible for Tricare Prime. This totally sucked, because that meant I had to pay deductibles and all that crap. What really got me was that there was a National Guard unit from my home town in utah that was deployed, and all their families were eligible for Tricare Prime…we went to the same doctors, but I had to pay. I don’t understand why Tricare would somewhat punish you for moving back home while your spouse is deployed. i was a brand new mother living in a town that I knew nothing about, of course I was going to go back to Utah! That’s been my biggest gripe…I wish they would change that.

]]> http://tricare.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/hello-world/#comment-3 Tonya Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:05:38 +0000 #comment-3 I actually had to use TriCare today. I was having chest pain, the base doesn't have an ER so I was able to go to the ER out in town. Tricare has been the best thing the military has offered us. We don't pay for prescriptions. I am able to get an appointment in a timely manner. I haven't had any problems with them not covering services. My dad is a retired marine and has, I believe it's called Tricare For Life. It is the best benefit of his retirement. The retirement check isn't huge but the medical insurance is the BEST out there! I actually had to use TriCare today. I was having chest pain, the base doesn’t have an ER so I was able to go to the ER out in town. Tricare has been the best thing the military has offered us. We don’t pay for prescriptions. I am able to get an appointment in a timely manner. I haven’t had any problems with them not covering services. My dad is a retired marine and has, I believe it’s called Tricare For Life. It is the best benefit of his retirement. The retirement check isn’t huge but the medical insurance is the BEST out there!

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