When and how can I disenroll from my TRICARE plan?
See the table below to find out when you can disenroll and the effects of disenrolling. Click on your plan to learn how to disenroll.
| Your Plan | What happens when you disenroll |
| Active duty service members: you can’t disenroll from TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Prime Remote. All others: you may disenroll at any time. If you disenroll, you may only enroll in another plan during the next TRICARE Open Season, or if you have a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). Once you disenroll, you are Direct CareIt's care you get at military hospitals and clinics. To learn more visit the Military Hospitals and Clinics page. Some individuals may get direct care only when space is available. Only, meaning you can only get care at military hospitals and clinics if space is available. You can only get your prescription drugs at a military pharmacy. For example, if you disenroll from TRICARE Prime in April 2024, you can’t re-enroll in TRICARE Prime or enroll in any other plan until the 2024 TRICARE Open Season or until you have a QLE. Your coverage starts on January 1, 2025. This means that from April 2024 to December 31, 2024, you don’t have TRICARE coverage. Note: If you’re a TRICARE Prime enrollee who lives in a USFHP area, you may change your TRICARE Prime primary care manager (PCM) to a USFHP PCM at any time. You don’t have to wait for the TRICARE Open Season or a QLE. You can also change from a USFHP to a TRICARE Prime PCM at any time. |
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| TRICARE Select | You may disenroll at any time. If you disenroll, you may only enroll in another plan during the next TRICARE Open Season, or if you have a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). Once you disenroll, you are Direct Care Only, meaning you can only get care at military hospitals and clinics if space is available. You can only get your prescription drugs at a military pharmacy. For example, if you disenroll from TRICARE Select in April 2024, you can’t re-enroll in TRICARE Select or enroll in any other plan until the 2024 TRICARE Open Season or until you have a QLE. Your coverage starts on January 1, 2025. This means that from April 2024 to December 31, 2024, you don’t have TRICARE coverage. |
| TRICARE Reserve Select |
You may disenroll at any time. If you disenroll, you can't re-enroll for 12 months. |
| TRICARE Retired Reserve | You may disenroll at any time. If you disenroll, you can't re-enroll for 12 months.
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| TRICARE Young Adult |
You may disenroll at any time. If you disenroll, you can’t re-enroll for 12 months. If you’re a TRICARE Young Adult enrollee, you may switch from the TRICARE Young Adult-Prime Option to the TRICARE Young Adult-Select Option (or vice versa) at any time. |
Last Updated 3/29/2024