FDX-Benefit Enrollment
#11
I quoted Busdriver12...and my statement was in response to his...in which he implied, that the "Buy Up" was more cost effective than the "Base Plan"
To clarify, my analysis/opinion...
If you are retired military and have TRICARE Standard as second payer (it's free)....then all you need is the Base Plan
To clarify, my analysis/opinion...
If you are retired military and have TRICARE Standard as second payer (it's free)....then all you need is the Base Plan
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Went back and checked it... just blamed the wrong person! Sorry Mr. President, it was"Father Time"! Both my wife and I bumped up the age bracket effecting the Optional Life premium quite a bit. Yes, the rest was 6%.
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Do most FedEx pilots who are retired military use the company plan as their primary insurance? What about Tricare Prime as your primary? Assuming you live in a Primary Service Area and your doc is a Primary Care Manager, is Prime a good option or is the FedEx plan worth the extra expense? Thanks
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Do most FedEx pilots who are retired military use the company plan as their primary insurance? What about Tricare Prime as your primary? Assuming you live in a Primary Service Area and your doc is a Primary Care Manager, is Prime a good option or is the FedEx plan worth the extra expense? Thanks
If you have any health insurance other than TRICARE, it is called "other health insurance." This insurance can be through your employer or a private insurance program.
Some Doc's, clinics, pharmacies will file w/Tricare (as secondary) and thereby reducing your out-of-pocket costs with no effort on your part.
- TRICARE pays second after any other health insurance plan.
- Active duty service members (including activated Guard/Reserve members) can't use other health insurance.
- Tell your provider and regional contractor when you have other health insurance.
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Same here. I have found TRICARE a joke, they pay for very little and many doctors will not accept patients that use TRICARE.........even as a secondary. Have also found Anthem to substandard, they are extremely liberal when it comes to the definition of "medically necessary." Costing me thousands of dollars in healthcare costs.
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Same here. I have found TRICARE a joke, they pay for very little and many doctors will not accept patients that use TRICARE.........even as a secondary. Have also found Anthem to substandard, they are extremely liberal when it comes to the definition of "medically necessary." Costing me thousands of dollars in healthcare costs.
You're not the first to say that "many doctors will not accept patients that use TriCare." I'm wondering if it's a regional thing, as here in the North East, I've never had a problem with my health care providers accepting TriCare. I'm retired (over 65) and as such have Medicare and TriCare-For-Life, and I can think of only a few times, when we (my wife and I) actually had to pay an out-of-pocket medical co-pay. And believe me when I tell you that you don't spend less time at the doctors as you age. I wonder what gives?
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Dakota,
You're not the first to say that "many doctors will not accept patients that use TriCare." I'm wondering if it's a regional thing, as here in the North East, I've never had a problem with my health care providers accepting TriCare. I'm retired (over 65) and as such have Medicare and TriCare-For-Life, and I can think of only a few times, when we (my wife and I) actually had to pay an out-of-pocket medical co-pay. And believe me when I tell you that you don't spend less time at the doctors as you age. I wonder what gives?
You're not the first to say that "many doctors will not accept patients that use TriCare." I'm wondering if it's a regional thing, as here in the North East, I've never had a problem with my health care providers accepting TriCare. I'm retired (over 65) and as such have Medicare and TriCare-For-Life, and I can think of only a few times, when we (my wife and I) actually had to pay an out-of-pocket medical co-pay. And believe me when I tell you that you don't spend less time at the doctors as you age. I wonder what gives?
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