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

• 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

• Contact your provider to assess if a test is needed. 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 confirm they offer the service you need.
• TRICARE is temporarily waiving copays or cost-shares for telehealth services. This is for TRICARE covered services from in-network providers.

• 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:
  • You test positive for COVID-19.
  • You’re 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.

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 (NIAID) sponsored clinical trials for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19.