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A History of the 136th
Retiree Information for the Military
Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov
For Change of Address Notify
Retirees: DFAS-CL, Box 99191, Cleveland OH 44199-1126
Phone 1-800-321-1080
Annuitants: DFAS-DE/FRB, 6760 E Irvington Plance, Denver CO 80279-6000
Phone 1-800-435-3396
Medical
TRICARE: http://www.healthnetfederalservices.com Use the Health Net Federal Services to help you find network physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies whether you use TRICARE Prime, Extra, TRICARE Prime Remote, or TRICARE Senior
Sources of Tricare Information
General Information: 1-800-406-2832
Health Care Information Line: 1-800-611-2875
DEERS: 1-800-538-9552 (To verify eligibility for TRICARE.)
Collections: 1-800-977-7310 ( For problems with notices from a collection agency regarding a TRICARE bill)
Internet: http://www.healthnetfederalservices.com http://www.tricare.osd.mil http://www.mytricare.com http://www.pha-online.con/hcil http://www.questium.com
The National Mail Order Pharmacy is located at: http://www.express-scripts.com/. You can register there and set up you or any member of your family's personalized health topic site.
The Sheppard Air Force Base Retiree Activities Office http://www.shepard.af.mil/rao/ This web site has links to other Web sites of interest to military retirees and copies of recent issues of the Retiree Update publication. Phone 1-940-676-5088 ext 3381 DSN 736-5088/3381
DoD Hearing Aid Program
The Retiree-At-Cost Hearing Aid Program (RACHAP) provides retired service members the opportunity to purchase hearing aids at government cost. The hearing aids are purchase directly from the manufacturer at substantial savings. Sheppard AFB, Ft. Hood and Ft. Sam Houston are the locations where RACHAP is available.
National Defense Authorization Act-2001 General Information
If you are an Active Duty Family Member enrolled in TRICARE Prime, most of your copayments were eliminated in 2001. As of 1 Apr 01 you no longer pay a copayment for care received from civilian providers or for inpatient care received at Military Treatment Facilities.
Starting April 1, 2001 all those eligible for TRICARE have a new and easier way to tell how much the copayment if for prescriptions. This includes prescriptions purchased at the National Mail Order Pharmacy. retail network pharmacies or non-network pharmacies. General the Copayments are $3.00 per prescription for up to a 90 day supply of generic prescription drug and $9.00 per prescription for up to a 90 day supply for brand name prescription drugs through the National Mail order Pharmacy and $9.00 per prescription for a thirty day supply through a retail network pharmacy.
Medal of Honor and Survivors also received enhanced benefits under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2001.