Getting Care During COVID-19

Contact:

• Your local military clinic or hospital
• The Military Health System Nurse Advice Line at 1-800-874-2273, Option 1, or
• Your local health department or network provider
• Go to your nearest Test to Treat location to get tested, receive a prescription, and fill your prescription. If you tested positive during an at-home test, bring your results to the Test to Treat site to receive treatment.

• Check your symptoms using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Coronavirus Self-Checker
•  Use the new COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation (Q&I) Calculator to figure out how long you need to stay home, get tested, and wear a mask.

• You can recover from COVID-19 at home. Follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) instructions on how to take care of yourself at home. If your symptoms become severe, contact:
  • 911, or your local emergency facility,
  • Your local health department or network provider, or
  • The Military Health System Nurse Advice Line at 1-800-874-2273, Option 1

TRICARE covers services that are medically necessaryTo be medically necessary means it is appropriate, reasonable, and adequate for your condition. and considered proven.

>>Learn more about Long COVID.

• Contact your provider to see if you need a COVID-19 test. Medicare covers the lab tests for COVID-19. You pay no costs.
• TRICARE acts as second payer for Medicare, for services covered by both Medicare and TRICARE.

• Contact your TRICARE-authorized providerAn authorized provider is any individual, institution/organization, or supplier that is licensed by a state, accredited by national organization, or meets other standards of the medical community, and is certified to provide benefits under TRICARE. There are two types of TRICARE-authorized providers: Network and Non-Network. DS to make sure they offer the service you need
• Copayments and cost-sharing may apply, depending on which TRICARE health plan you use

• Contact your local military hospital or clinic.
• Your provider may be able to perform your inpatient or outpatient elective surgeries.

• Schedule your appointment as needed.
• Military hospitals and clinics and DTFs may provide routine appointments and exams, if available.

• TRICARE covers paxlovid and molnupiravir for the treatment of mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 if you:
  • Test positive for COVID-19
  • Are at high-risk for progression to severe COVID-19 symptoms
• You must have an order from a TRICARE-authorized provider.
• You can get these drugs at no cost from:
  • Military hospital and clinic pharmacies
  • TRICARE retail network pharmacies
  • TRICARE non-network pharmacies. You may have to pay up front and file a claim for reimbursement.
• Go to your nearest Test to Treat location to get tested, receive a prescription, and fill your prescription. If you tested positive during an at-home test, bring your results to the Test to Treat site to receive treatment.