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Originally Posted by LuvtheVillages
Tri Care is the health insurance that Military services provides to their retirees. Since your husband served more than 20 years, he should qualify, and he can enroll you also.
TriCare will always be secondary to any other health insurance that you have. So if he has health insurance through his employment, that pays first, then TriCare picks up any balance remaining.
Is he on Medicare yet? Then Medicare pays first, and TriCare picks up any balance remaining. So you do not need a Medicare supplement or drug plan. All doctors around The Villages are happy to accept TriCare.
I'm not certain how it works now if he is too young for Medicare. When we were that age, the veteran was covered as of age 60, I paid a premium until 65. Might be different now.
Check with the military benefits office.
Once on Tricare, he can get hearing aids, dental care, and vision care if he goes to a military base. Jacksonville NAS or Tampa (McDill) are closest.
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I beg your pardon. TRICARE does NOT cover hearing aides, or dental. They only cover what medicare cover. Medicare does cover 1 pr gasses annually, so tricare picks up its co pay.