As I understand it, you do get to keep Tricare for Life if you switch from basic Medicare to United.
The problem with this is that you are then constrained to a set of doctors and hospitals. If you travel a lot, this will be a problem since some states don't have any/ a lot of United doctors. So, maybe not good for snow birds. If you have severe or weird problems, it might also be an issue to use just the doctors on the list.
Last, I really don't like how the Villages Health clinics basically turn you over to a United sales rep for information. The information that they give you is not unbiased. They are looking to make a sale. When you read the thick book on the plan, you can see what states have contracts and what drugs they cover. For example, the most important drug that I take is not covered. Whereas, it is $10 for a 90 day supply now.
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