Case Study: TRICARE

TRICARE is the U.S Department of Defense medical entitlement program that covers medically necessary care for elegible uniformed services beneficiaries like active duty, retirees, family members and survivors. In my research I found that there are 7 TRICARE different plans but in my understanding they are connected with the following 3 plans.

TRICARE Standard is a fee for service program with the option of using a preferred provider network under TRICARE Extra. With TRICARE Standard enrollees pay an annual deductible but enrollment is not required and the enrollee do not pay a fee for enrollment.

TRICARE Extra is the same as Standard but the only difference is that TRICARE extra beneficiaries pay an annual deductible and is less costly than