R 171544Z JUN 15
MARADMIN 295/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ/TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/ASD (HA) WASHINGTON DC/YMD: 20150515//
AMPN/REF A IS POLICY MEMORANDUM TO ESTABLISH FY 2016 TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEES.//
POC/J. STEWART/CIV/UNIT: MFY1/-/TEL: 703-784-0298//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. BACKGROUND. TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEES ARE CALCULATED PER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2012, WHICH RESTRICTS ANY INCREASE IN THE TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEES TO THE SAME COST OF LIVING (COLA) ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE USED TO INCREASE MILITARY RETIRED PAY. CY 2015 COLA PERCENTAGE OF 1.7 PERCENT WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE FEE AMOUNTS FOR THE FY 2016 TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT RATES.
2. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS RELEASED A MEMORANDUM ESTABLISHING FY 2016 ANNUAL TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEES AND REQUESTED WIDEST DISSEMINATION. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2015, THE ANNUAL TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WILL BE 282.60 DOLLARS. AMOUNT CAN BE PAID QUARTERLY AT 70.65 DOLLARS OR MONTHLY AT 23.55 DOLLARS. THE ANNUAL TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEE FOR A FAMILY WILL BE 565.20 DOLLARS. AMOUNT CAN BE PAID QUARTERLY AT 141.30 DOLLARS OR MONTHLY AT 47.10 DOLLARS.
3. RETIRED BENEFICIARIES EXEMPT FROM THE FY 2016 FEES INCLUDE CURRENTLY ENROLLED SURVIVORS OF ACTIVE DUTY DECEASED SPONSORS AND THE UNIFORMED SERVICES MEDICALLY RETIRED MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. THEIR ENROLLMENT FEES REMAIN FROZEN AT THE AMOUNT IN EFFECT WHEN CLASSIFIED AND ENROLLED, AS LONG AS THEIR POLICY REMAINS ACTIVE.
4. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE TRICARE PRIME PROGRAM, OR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE TO ENROLLMENT FEES, SPONSORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS MAY VISIT WWW.TRICARE.MIL. BENEFIT UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE BY E-MAIL ALERTS; SIGN UP AT WWW.TRICARE.MIL/SUBSCRIPTIONS.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//