Health Care

Comprehensive news and information from Marine Corps Times about Tricare and health care for troops, veterans and retirees

Military to offer tax-saving health care accounts for troops

These accounts can help troops save an average of 30% on unreimbursed health care expenses.

10 days ago

Cyberattack slows prescription processing at military pharmacies

Defense health officials ask for patience as pharmacies have to fill outpatient prescriptions using a manual procedure.

2 weeks ago

Pentagon & Congress

Navy ‘urgently’ needs to fix new Hawaii water issues, lawmaker says

Officials are trying to determine why there's an oily sheen and chemical taste in tap water.

New Tricare contracts to start next January, promising better care

New Tricare contracts aim to improve access to health care, clinical quality and patient safety, as well as increase military readiness.

5 weeks ago

Federal judge clears way for new Tricare West Region contract

A new generation of Tricare contracts is designed to improve care for the 9.6 million Tricare beneficiaries under their purview.

5 weeks ago

Pentagon plans to fix ‘chronically understaffed’ medical facilities

Will bringing more medical providers — and patients — into military medical facilities help problems with access to care?

6 weeks ago

Military families may get better access to mental health care

Families could see lower costs for mental health care as well as expanded counseling services.

8 weeks ago

New Tricare benefits delayed due to continued contract protest

Improvements will be delayed, including those related to specialty care referrals after a PCS move.

2 months ago

No more late-night alcohol sales at AAFES stores, starting Jan. 1

The move aims to help curb the number of suicides among service members.

3 months ago

Don’t miss these military health care, child care deadlines

Dec. 11 is the deadline for enrolling in the new Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account and the federal dental and vision program.

3 months ago

Open season is here for Tricare, dental and new child care accounts

Here's what you need to know about the open seasons for Tricare, dependent care spending accounts, and dental and vision plans.

4 months ago

Here are your new Tricare rates for 2024

Generally, if you paid out of pocket for Tricare this year, you'll be paying more in 2024.

4 months ago

Some Tricare, dental plans may cost more in 2024. Here’s what to know.

Open season, from Nov. 13 through Dec. 12, is the time to make changes to your Tricare coverage. Some costs may rise this year.

4 months ago

Having trouble making an appointment through Tricare? A fix is coming.

Contract changes won't come for at least another year, but officials are working on the problem now.

5 months ago

Dominique Hunter, the Military Breastfeeding Network active duty director, explains doula and breastfeeding options to new moms at a Womack Army Medical Center maternity fair at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, in 2018.

Expectant service members lack support. Doulas could help.

Members of the military who are pregnant lack options when it comes to giving birth. That might be changing, but challenges persist.

6 months ago

Medical care, child care: How shutdown could affect military families

Inpatient care and acute and emergency outpatient care in DoD medical facilities would be immune from a shutdown.

6 months ago

New tool helps military parents with firearm storage, safety issues

'We really need to be focused on access to firearms' by young children.

6 months ago

Rates for Tricare premium plans on the rise again

Increase in rates for Tricare Young Adult Prime is especially stunning, one advocate says.

6 months ago

These genetic tests are now part of Tricare’s covered benefits

These preconception and prenatal screenings can help identify people at risk for having children with certain genetic conditions.

7 months ago