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. Each year, it runs from the Monday of the second full week in November through the Monday of the second full week in December. Changes you make during the TRICARE Open Season go into effect January 1 of the following year.

If you’re happy with your current TRICARE plan, you don't need to take any action during open season.

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.

Note: 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.