S3 E4 Navigating TRICARE Our Navy Life

Navigating TRICARE



Zelly Zim is a Health System Specialist in the Policy & Program Section for TRICARE Health Plan, Defense Health Agency. Her primary role is as the senior analyst for the TRICARE Select program. She serves as a subject matter expert, which involves the promulgation of federal statutes into Regulation and Policy for the Department of Defense’s 9.6 million healthcare beneficiaries.



Links from Zelly :

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Enroll/OpenSeason⁠

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/HealthPlans⁠

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/LifeEvents/QLE⁠

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/FAQs/General/GEN_TOL_GENESIS⁠

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/GettingCare⁠

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/subscriptions⁠

⁠https://www.tricare.mil/publications⁠

⁠https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/Mental⁠

⁠https://tricare.mil/bcacdcao





Episode Take-Aways:

● Despite its challenges, TRICARE is one of the premier health benefit networks in the nation -- it is an immeasurable benefit we receive as military families.

● What are the basic TRICARE terms and dates every military family should know?

● How does care/coverage change if you receive OCONUS orders?

● If a family is experiencing sub-par care, how can they advocate for themselves?

● What are the big takeaways Navy families should know with the transition to the Genesis

system that is taking place throughout the fleet?




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