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The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

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The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

TRICARE Open Season is Nov. 11–Dec. 10, 2024. TRICARE Open Season lets you change your healthcare plan for next year. Changes you make during this time start on Jan. 1, 2025. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, new T-5 regional contracts will take effect in the U.S.

TRICARE Open Season 2024

TRICARE Open Season is Nov. 11–Dec. 10, 2024. TRICARE Open Season lets you change your healthcare plan for next year. Changes you make during this time start on Jan. 1, 2025. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, new T-5 regional contracts will take effect in the U.S.

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Your Comprehensive TRICARE Open Season Checklist: Prepare for Nov. 11

TRICARE Open Season is right around the corner. This year, it runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 10. Follow this detailed checklist to ensure you’re fully prepared.

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TRICARE Dental Program Premiums Decrease Effective Nov. 1

If you’re enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program, your TDP monthly premiums will decrease for coverage effective Nov. 1. These new rates will remain in effect until Feb. 28, 2025.

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Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes at Nov. 14 Webinar

Are you ready for TRICARE Open Season and the upcoming changes to TRICARE in 2025? Mark your calendar for a TRICARE webinar, “Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes,” on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2–3 p.m. ET on Microsoft Teams Live.

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Q&A: What To Know as TRICARE Open Season Begins Nov. 11

TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11—that’s just a few weeks away. If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, this is the time when you can enroll in a health plan or change health plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. You can make these changes through Tuesday, Dec. 10.

78th Medical Group News and Updates

Robins Air Force Base, Ga.- Members of the 78th Medical Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia process first responders who are receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 7, 2021.

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The 78th Medical Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, began delivering COVID-19 vaccinations inside the base clinic Jan. 7.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Members of the 78th Medical Group celebrate inside the clinic’s atrium at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 1, 2021.

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Members of the 78th Medical Group celebrate inside the clinic’s atrium at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 1, 2021.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Karen Harrison, 78th Medical Group Troop Clinic medical support assistant, catches up on other tasks in between helping Airmen at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 3, 2021.

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In order to fly, fight, and win, Airmen are the most important asset in the Air Force.

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