What is the TRICARE Open Season and when is it?

The TRICARE Open Season is an annual period when you can enroll in, change, or disenroll from a TRICARE health plan. In 2024, the open season runs from November 11 to December 10. Changes you make during the open season go into effect January 1, 2025. 

If you don't want to make a change, you don't have to do anything. Your current plan continues next year if you remain TRICARE-eligible.

The TRICARE Open Season applies to:

• TRICARE Prime
• TRICARE Prime Overseas
• TRICARE Prime Remote
• TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas
• TRICARE Select
• TRICARE Select Overseas
• US Family Health Plan

The TRICARE Open Season doesn’t apply to:

• TRICARE For Life
• TRICARE Young Adult
• TRICARE Reserve Select
• TRICARE Retired Reserve
• Continued Health Care Benefit Program

To learn more, visit the TRICARE Open Season page.

If you miss the TRICARE Open Season, you can change your enrollment if you have a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). These are events such as marriage, divorce, the birth or adoption of a child. To learn more, visit the QLE page.

The TRICARE Open Season isn’t the same as the Federal Benefits Open Season. The TRICARE Open Season is for TRICARE health plans. The Federal Benefits Open Season is for Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program dental and vision plans.

Important 2025 Regional Contractor Changes (T5)
If you live in the West Region or your state is switching to the West Region and you pay enrollment fees or premiums by credit card or EFT, you will need to provide payment information to TriWest, the new regional contractor replacing HealthNet. You have 2 options to set up payments with TriWest. Learn more.

Note: If you pay by allotment, you don’t need to do this. Allotment payments will transfer automatically.