The report I saw said TRICARE Prime. It claimed that Coburn said that it was the program with the “lowest out of pocket” cost to the retiree... so naturally THAT is the one they want to get rid of. (Of course, they made NO mention of the fact that we pay premiums for it, it is NOT free.)
Then that probably means families too...the kids and I are on prime.
I know last year, we forked out quite a bit for my daughter’s appointments,etc (not everything was completely covered, as some think...and don’t get me wrong, I know civilian companies don’t cover everything, so I’m not whining) because she had severe scoliosis. She just had major surgery for it as it was going to end up crippling her if we didn’t. And Tricare for retirees does not cover at all behavioral therapy for autistic children, which my son needs. It would help us if it was covered, even just partially.