Regional mil.clinic changes

After Tricare officials announced sweeping changes to locations where retiree and military family health users can access on-base care, hundreds of Military.com readers have posted feedback and worries. Some of those feelings center around a pair of issues: Access to needed care and broken promises – same issues that concerned vets when Tricare began in 1996. The Defense Health Agency early this month announced plans to halt care for military retirees, retiree families and active-duty family members at 38 stateside Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs), instead treating active-duty patients only. The changes are expected to roll out over five years, and officials pledged to complete the process only when they've guaranteed each patient has care in the civilian community. (Source: Military.com 02/27/20) Gulf Coast Note: Naval Technical Training Center Meridian, Miss., Naval Branch Health Clinic Belle Chasse, La., and Naval Branch Health Clinic Mid-South in Millington, Tenn., outpatient clinics may continue to see active-duty families. But there will be a transition at NBHC Meridian’s outpatient facility to an Active Duty only and Occupational Health clinic (AD/OH). Active Duty Family Members (ADFM) will be enrolled as necessary to round out the physician panels and maintain readiness. All base support functions and pharmacy workloads will be maintained. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/27/lost-care-and-broken-promises-military-retirees-react-tricare-changes.html