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Starting January 15, 2022, private health insurers must cover the cost of eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month. However, this policy will not apply to TRICARE. Beneficiaries must still have a prescription indicating a medical necessity for the test for the beneficiary to be reimbursed. If a beneficiary buys an at-home test without a prescription, TRICARE will not cover it.

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Resource for free at-home COVID-19 testing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients over 12. Paxlovid is covered for TRICARE beneficiaries if ordered by a provider.

Get clinical resources for COVID-19 vaccination, including distribution and administration, the storage and handling of, reporting and education for each separate vaccine.

Effective September 30, 2020, TRICARE has expanded coverage for the use of investigational drugs to treat serious or life-threatening cases of COVID-19 infection or its associated sequelae.

Effective October 30, 2020, clinical trials sponsored by or in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) will be covered for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19.

Providers can familiarize themselves on the TRICARE telemedicine benefit, including claims, codes and ABA details.

TRICARE is announcing an exception to policy regarding the use of Telehealth (TH) capabilities for ABA services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To improve virtual healthcare access during COVID-19, TRICARE has temporarily revised its telemedicine policy.

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is leading an effort to collect 10,000 units of CCP by September 30, 2020

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has issued new guidance on the use of telemedicine

In an effort to reduce administrative burden for providers, we have automatically extended certain outpatient referrals and authorizations.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is directing all military hospitals/clinics and DTFs to immediately postpone all elective surgeries until May 31.