The VA and Tricare have instituted similar rules around who qualifies for testing: The patient has COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough and shortness of breath.

Q. I am a retiree with more than 31 years of service, but when I go to the VA, I have to pay a co-payment. They cannot accept payment from Medicare or Tricare for Life, and no one seems to know why.

According to AARP, the COVID-19 test is free to veterans through the VA or Tricare. Veterans who are enrolled in Tricare will still have to pay a copay for the office visit, AARP said.

Retirees eligible for Tricare for Life (TFL) will face higher outpatient costs at VA hospitals and clinics starting Oct. 1 if they continue to seek care there for conditions not rated as service ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An audit report reveals that the health insurance program for military service members and their families, TRICARE, put beneficiaries at risk due to a lack of internal ...

Why was the Tricare scandal hushed-up? Did it show the inconvenient truth that the government-run VA health system is more effective than the privately-run military insurance system?

The VA has said that about 600,000 veterans were issued devices that have been recalled, Tricare also has notified physicians and patients of the recall, but has no figures on how many patients ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An audit report reveals that the health insurance program for military service members and their families, TRICARE, put beneficiaries at risk due to a lack of internal ...