Physicals

TRICARE covers physicals:

• When required for school enrollment
• For overseas travel for active duty family members when:
  • The family member is accompanying an active duty service member on assignment, and
  • Travel is because of orders from a uniformed service.

TRICARE doesn’t cover annual sports physicals.  

But TRICARE does cover:

• Well-child exams for all children ages birth to 6 years (through age 5)
• Annual well-woman exams
• Annual Health Promotion & Disease Prevention exams for all TRICARE Prime beneficiaries
• Health Promotion & Disease Prevention exams for all other beneficiaries when given in connection with a covered cancer screening or covered immunization
• Many other preventive services