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pinboy3niner

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3. You need a military referral?

Reply to RGinNJ (Reply #2)

Fri May 15, 2015, 10:24 AM

May 2015

I'm not up on Tricare, haven't used it in decades. My wife used it (even when we were separated and I signed papers to ensure her continuing coverage). Pardon my ignorance, my brain is still in the old CHAMPUS system. Am I old or what?

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Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? [View all] RGinNJ May 2015 OP

Doesn't Tricare cover care by civilian providers? pinboy3niner May 2015 #1

Yes but only by referral. I need a primary care doc. RGinNJ May 2015 #2

You need a military referral? pinboy3niner May 2015 #3

Not always from the military but TriCare pays so little most civilian docs won't take it. RGinNJ May 2015 #5

Yes diddlysquat May 2015 #4

I suffer from Cluster Headaches, I live on the NJ shore and my neurologist is in Philadelphia RGinNJ May 2015 #6