Tricare Reserve Select costs to plunge Jan. 1

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Tricare Reserve Select costs to plunge Jan. 1
By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 20, 2008 13:20:34 EST

Monthly premiums for Tricare Reserve Select will drop by 44 percent for individual coverage and by 29 percent for family coverage effective Jan. 1.

Reservists will pay $47.51 a month for single coverage, down from $81, while for families, the cost will be $180.17 a month, down from $253.

There will be no refunds for those who have already paid the higher premiums since the program was established in 2005.

Tricare Reserve Select is a premium-based health care coverage available for purchase by National Guard and reserve personnel when they are not on active duty, and are not eligible for, or enrolled in, the Federal Employee Health Benefit plans.

TRS coverage is similar to Tricare Standard and Extra.


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