Does tricare cover the medical?

[thelastpetitioner 218]

Steaming from a debate I had with my husband. In a hypothetical situation, medical needs to get redone for AOS and the petitioner is a tricare beneficiary , would tricare cover the cost of the medical ?

[forgivennt4saken 16]

Steaming from a debate I had with my husband. In a hypothetical situation, medical needs to get redone for AOS and the petitioner is a tricare beneficiary , would tricare cover the cost of the medical ?

If I were you I would call you on post clinic. They have to issue a referral in order for tricare to cover the cost for anything unless its an emergency situation.. I just got mine done for my wife and we had to pay out of pocket.

[thelastpetitioner 218]

So IF we need to do medical, I have to go to the clinic on base, tell em I need to get medical done by a civil surgeon for immigration purposes and get a federal from them? I mean will they know what I'm talking about?

Cause you know when we first started for my k-1 everyone suggested talking to the JAG people and calling the military hotline, but they were even more confused than us.I wonder if medical guys are any better

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Typically the medical is NOT covered by any insurance. You have to pay cash upfront.

[thelastpetitioner 218]

Thanks, that's what I was thinking

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Thanks, that's what I was thinking

You won't need a whole new medical! Relax!

[forgivennt4saken 16]

So IF we need to do medical, I have to go to the clinic on base, tell em I need to get medical done by a civil surgeon for immigration purposes and get a federal from them? I mean will they know what I'm talking about?

Cause you know when we first started for my k-1 everyone suggested talking to the JAG people and calling the military hotline, but they were even more confused than us.I wonder if medical guys are any better

I am sorry, I should have clarified. What I was saying is anything that Tricare is going to cover, unless it is an emergency, you need prior approval to go off base. Meaning you need a referral. You can't just go off post to a doctor and send the bill to tricare anymore. International SOS are more strict than the old company that held the Tricare contract.

[AF-Wife 181]

So IF we need to do medical, I have to go to the clinic on base, tell em I need to get medical done by a civil surgeon for immigration purposes and get a federal from them? I mean will they know what I'm talking about?

Cause you know when we first started for my k-1 everyone suggested talking to the JAG people and calling the military hotline, but they were even more confused than us.I wonder if medical guys are any better

even IF a military doctor gives you a referral off base (which probably won't happen) the civil surgeon will not accept any kind of insurance such as tricare. it will be a full out of pocket expense, except the shots. I brought my shot record on base, they transferred my international shot record into the miltary form. I also brought them a list of the required vaccinations. they went through it, gave me the ones which I didnt have and updated my shot record. I went with my records to the civil surgeon and was saving money, by not getting it done in their office.

[Ruffie 22]

It's rather simple... any immigration related medical examination will NOT be covered by Tricare, period.