R 171435Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 526/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ/TRICARE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM PREMIUM RATE CHANGES//
REF/A/MSGID: ASD (HA) MEMORANDUM 14-022/20140917//
AMPN/REF A IS POLICY MEMORANDUM TO ESTABLISH 2015 PREMIUM RATES FOR TRICARE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM//
POC/J. STEWART/CIV/UNIT:MFY-1/-/TEL:703-784-0298//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  BACKGROUND. TRICARE YOUNG ADULT (TYA) PREMIUM RATES ARE ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY ON A CALENDAR YEAR (CY) BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1110B AND TITLE 32, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 199.26.
2.  THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS HAS RELEASED A MEMORANDUM ESTABLISHING CY 2015 MONTHLY PREMIUMS FOR THE TYA PROGRAM AND HAS REQUESTED WIDEST DISSEMINATION. EFFECTIVE CY15, TRICARE STANDARD PLANS WILL HAVE A MONTHLY PREMIUM RATE OF $181, A 16% INCREASE FROM CY14. TRICARE PRIME PLANS WILL HAVE A MONTHLY PREMIUM RATE OF 208 DOLLARS, A 15.5% INCREASE FROM CY14.
3.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE TYA PROGRAM, OR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE TO TYA, SPONSORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS MAY VISIT WWW.TRICARE.MIL. BENEFIT UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE BY E-MAIL ALERTS, SIGN UP AT WWW.TRICARE.MIL(SLASH)SUBSCRIPTIONS.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//