What does TCL stand for?

Tricare for Life Tricare for Life serves as Medicare wraparound coverage for all Tricare beneficiaries entitled to Medicare Part A and who have Medicare Part B coverage.

And because Robert is a retired member of the military, Tricare for Life helps fill the gaps in Medicare and lowers the couple's out-of-pocket costs.

Moving their premiums to this level would make them more equitable with those paid by older retirees, who must pay Medicare Part B premiums to qualify for Tricare for Life coverage.

TRICARE for Life only affects one class of veterans, those Medicare-eligible military retirees, although the Administration has recommended that the mandatory military health care program be expanded to all military retirees.

The team will collect monthly data from the DP's and interface with the Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), a database used for validating and maintaining information necessary to determine eligibility for payments for those entitled to military healthcare benefits including TRICARE, and TRICARE For Life, the health care programs serving eligible beneficiaries, to include military retirees, their families and survivors worldwide.

However, in 2001, the Congress expanded TRICARE by establishing a fourth program, known as TRICARE for Life (TFL).

In May, SMHS settled certain outstanding contract modifications, including the TRICARE for Life contract change order, initiated in October 2001, which expanded health benefits to retired military personnel and families over the age of 65.

At no cost to eligible military retirees, their survivors, and family members age 65 and older, TRICARE for Life pays most Medicare deductibles and co-payments, plus almost all out-of-pocket costs for services covered under Medicare Part A and Part B.