LRC Health Insurance: TricareCoding Classifications & Reimbursement Systems, MDA1305TRICARE formerly known as CHAMPUS (Uniform Services Civilian and Medical Health Program) is a federal health program implemented work in 1967 for military personnel on active duty. members and their dependent family members. TRICARE also serves military retirees and their dependent family members, as well as survivors of soldiers who have died in the line of duty. The United States uniform services include: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Rowell, JA ( 1997). There are four TRICARE regions: North, West, and South in the United States and one for those overseas. There are three options for TRICARE: TRICARE Prime is a managed care (Fee for Service) option. ensuring priority access to care at military treatment facilities (ie: base health facilities and the VA) with costly fees if care is sought outside of the full-service Prime network. of the three with the lowest costs (Rowell, JA (1997). Those eligible for this option are active duty military personnel, the sponsor's family who is on active duty, and retirees and their families . who are under the age of 65 (Rowell, JA (1997). TRICARE Extra allows TRICARE Standard users to save 5% when they visit any doctor, hospital or other provider in the network by simply showing their CAC (military personnel identification card called common access card However, these users have lower priority middle of paper....... Retrieved April 27, 2014 from http://www.armytimes. com/article/20140224/BENEFITS02/302240023/DoD-budget-seeks-cuts-BAH-commissary-Tricare-benefitsRowell, JA (1997). . 602-628). Tricare system | Military.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014 from http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/04/03/pentagons-top-doc-outlines-tricare-changes.htmlSerbu, J. ( March 5, 2014). Pentagon calls for new fees for TRICARE recipients. -FederalNewsRadio.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014, from http://www.federalnewsradio.com/394/3575132/Pentagon-seeks-new-out-of-pocket-charges-for-TRICARE-beneficiaries