When we moved here 7 years ago, we had Tricare Prime. Rules changed a few years later and Prime dropped us because we lived more than an hour from a military base. Now I understand you can request a waiver but it isn't really practical to drive 3 hours round trip to MacDill for routine medical appointments.
When Prime dropped us, we found out that the VA had also changed their eligibility rules and both of us now qualified. The VA Clinic here provides great service and we still have Tricare Standard for emergencies. We also use Tricare for mail in prescriptions. So far, our copays each year has been less than the annual Prime enrollment.
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