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Healthful Web Sites

(Courtesy U. S. Army Medical Command Public Affairs Office)

 

1.  Consumers - www.consumer.gov The first Internet site with one-stop access to federal consumer information including information on health and health care quality.

 

2.  Department of Health and Human Services - www.hhs.gov This is the official site of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The mission of HHS is to protect health and give a special helping hand to those who need assistance. HHS provides support and protection to older Americans, and to the Nation's infants and children. The Department also provides aid to people with disabilities, as well as assistance and new opportunity for those in need. 

 

3.  Department of Veterans Affairs - www.va.gov The Department of Veteran Affairs site provided information on VA programs, veterans benefits, VA facilities worldwide, and VA medical automation software. This site services several major constituencies including the veteran and his/her dependents, Veterans Service Organizations, the military, the general public, and VA employees around the world. 

 

4.  Firstgov - www.firstgov.gov The first-ever government website to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources. 

 

5.  Healthfinder - www.healthfinder.gov Healthfinder.gov helps consumers find reliable health information from many Federal agencies, States, professional associations, nonprofit organizations and universities. Healthfinder brings consumers to information that can help them stay healthy, understand diagnosis, explore treatment options, find support, and generally become more informed about health and medical topics of interest to them. 

 

6.  Insure Kids Now - www.insurekidsnow.gov Do your (children or) grandchildren need health insurance? The State Child Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) is the largest single expansion of health insurance coverage for children in more than 30 years. Today, nearly 11 million American children -- one in seven are uninsured. S-CHIP enables States to insure children from working families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford private coverage. Help get your grandchildren the health coverage they need to grow up healthy and strong. 

 

7.  Social Security Administration - www.ssa.gov The official site of the Social Security Administration. Some online services are also available on this website including, ordering a replacement Medicare card, changing your address or phone number, and applying for Social Security Retirement Benefits.

 

8.  TRICARE for Life - www.tricare.osd.mil/ndaa TRICARE for Life (TFL) starts October 1, 2001. It provides expanded medical coverage for: Medicare-eligible retirees, including retired guard members and reservists; Medicare-eligible family members and widow/widowers; and certain former spouses if they were eligible for TRICARE before age 65. You must have Medicare Part B to be eligible for TFL. If eligible, you get all Medicare-covered benefits under the Original Medicare Plan, plus all TFL-covered benefits. If you use a Medicare provider, Medicare will be the first payer for all Medicare-covered services, and TFL will be the second payer. TFL will pay all Medicare copayments and deductibles and cover most of the costs of certain care not covered by Medicare. For more information on TFL call 1-888-DOD-LIFE (1-888-363-5433) or, look at TRICARE on the Web. Call 1-800-538-9552 for other military retiree benefit questions.

 

9. MEDICARE - www.medicare.gov Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) to speak to a Medicare Customer Representative

 

 

To contact TRICARE Help Desks, call the following toll-free numbers:

Send TRICARE related questions to:

 

TRICARE_HELP@AMEDD.ARMY.MIL or QUESTIONS@TMA.OSD.MIL

 

TRICARE web page: http://www.tricare.osd.mil

 

TRICARE Beneficiary Discussion Forum: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/forums/index.cfm?CFApp

 

TRICARE regions map and directory of TRICARE Service Centers: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/tricareservicecenters/default.cfm

 

TRICARE Claims Forms: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/ClaimForms/

 

DEERS address updates: https://www.tricare.osd.mil/DEERSAddress/

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USAWOA Online 5/17/2005