Many retirees who leave service after 20 years will have been out of uniform for decades when they turn 65 and their TRICARE coverage ends.

And while DoD will mail out details on Medicare, TRICARE For Life, and related topics in the months leading up to a retiree’s 65th birthday, planning for this major transition should begin many months – maybe even years – before those notices arrive. That’s why MOAA has produced Transitioning Into Medicare and TRICARE For Life, a publication exclusive to Premium and Life members that covers:

• Your Health Care Roadmap: How the move into Medicare/TRICARE For Life coverage works, and what steps you’ll need to take along the way.
  
  
• Using Your Benefits: Everything from how to file a claim to what forms you should bring to the doctor’s office, plus details on using other insurance programs and finding care (and coverage) overseas.
  
  
• Common Questions (and Answers): Worried about your pharmacy benefit? Considering an insurance supplement? Unsure how to calculate your premium? MOAA has you covered.

Premium and Life members can download the full guide in PDF format or browse the contents online. Not a Premium or Life member? Learn more about joining MOAA or upgrading your membership.

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More MOAA Resources

The guide is one of more than a dozen member-exclusive publications offering everything from financial guidance to family and survivor resources to details on your service-earned benefits. Members also have full access to MOAA’s TRICARE Guide and can check for monthly updates to MOAA’s TRICARE Toolkit.

Not seeing the answer you’re after? Premium and Life members will find more resources, and can reach out with their specific questions, via MOAA’s Ask the Experts website.