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.

TRICARE covers the use of investigational drugs for the treatment of serious or life-threatening cases of COVID-19. These drugs don't apply to drugs given under the TRICARE Pharmacy Program. This coverage is temporary during the national health emergency due to the pandemic.

In addition, TRICARE temporarily covers National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease sponsored clinical trials for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19.