{"id":26451,"date":"2021-06-25T18:32:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/25\/deadline-looms-for-working-age-retirees-to-reinstate-lost-tricare-select-coverage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:15:47","slug":"deadline-looms-for-working-age-retirees-to-reinstate-lost-tricare-select-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2021\/06\/25\/deadline-looms-for-working-age-retirees-to-reinstate-lost-tricare-select-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline looms for working-age retirees to reinstate lost Tricare Select coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re a working-age military retiree or a family member who last year was enrolled in Tricare Select and your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2021\/01\/08\/nearly-175000-military-retirees-family-members-may-soon-find-their-tricare-select-coverage-has-been-dropped\/\" target=\"_blank\">coverage has been dropped<\/a>, you have just a few days to reinstate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tricare.mil\/About\/~\/link.aspx?_id=87486F19A83E4D71B29012D1A8459B8C&#038;_z=z\" target=\"_blank\">contact your regional contractor <\/a>and set up a payment process by June 30, to include back enrollment fees, your Tricare Select coverage will be reinstated. Your Tricare Select claims that have been denied this year will also be paid retroactively to Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By law, in order to continue coverage under Tricare Select, retiree sponsors were required to start paying new monthly enrollment fees as of Jan. 1, 2021, and they were required to set up a payment plan by the end of 2020, through allotment, bank account or credit card. Those who failed to do so were dropped from enrollment, with their coverage ending Dec. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Health Agency officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2021\/02\/09\/124000-retirees-and-family-members-were-dropped-from-tricare-select-heres-what-you-can-do\/\" target=\"_blank\">later extended the deadline<\/a> to June 30. Retiree sponsors can still contact their Tricare contractor to reinstate their coverage if they move quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Payments are $12.50 per month for individuals; or $25 per month for families. If they didn\u2019t set up their payment, their coverage ended Dec. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are so-called \u201cGroup A\u201d retirees and dependents \u2014 working-age retirees under age 65 who entered the military before Jan. 1, 2018, as well as their family members and survivors. Previously, these 876,531 beneficiaries didn\u2019t have to pay enrollment fees for Tricare Select, but a 2017 law required the Defense Department to start charging the fees by Jan. 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After June 30, the claims won\u2019t be paid retroactively, and the next time you\u2019ll be able to enroll in Tricare Select will be during the Tricare open enrollment period that begins Nov. 8 and ends Dec. 13. 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