Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your body—and if you have TRICARE For Life, you have coverage that helps you get the care you need, when you need it.

Keeping up to date with TRICARE health information is part of making the right healthcare choices for both you and your family members. Equally important, however, is how you manage your healthcare communications so you have quick and easy access to important records and information. This includes your explanation of benefits statements, bills, claims correspondence, and more.

A winning smile needs maintenance—including dental care. If you’re enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program, you can get cost-effective, accessible dental services in the U.S. or abroad.

Do you have a question about the TRICARE Pharmacy Program? For example, are you wondering how to find a network pharmacy? Or do you want to know if you have coverage for a prescription? This article explains whom to contact to get answers to your pharmacy questions.

Captain Rachel Shi, a U.S. Army dentist originally from Lanzhou, China, took an unconventional path to her career. Arriving in the U.S. just before high school graduation with limited English, she joined the Army as a Water Treatment Specialist — not even knowing soldiers were paid — as a way to find herself before rushing into college. While stationed in Germany, an optometrist mentioned the Health Professions Scholarship Program, planting the idea of a healthcare career. In South Korea, a mentor named SFC Hunter built her confidence through competitions and challenges, while another officer encouraged her not to settle for dental hygiene when she could pursue dentistry itself. She earned her associate degree on active duty, then a biology degree from the University of Washington, and eventually graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. In a full-circle moment, her residency mentor at Fort Jackson turned out to be the same officer who had encouraged her years earlier in Korea. Now preparing for a three-year prosthodontics residency — a specialty she calls “oral architecture” — Captain Shi has become a mentor herself, leading her team with inspirational quotes and a culture of gratitude. Her story centers on a simple but powerful theme: the right words at the right moment can change a life.

In a notable achievement for McDonald Army Health Center, two 68W combat medic specialist

McDonald Army Health Center, partnering with the American Red Cross, launched a six-month Dental Assistant Training Program at Fort Eustis to help military dependents gain portable career skills despite frequent PCS moves. The no-cost, 600-hour program combines classroom learning with hands-on clinical rotations across the dental clinic, preparing students in chairside assisting, radiography, sterilization, and patient administration. The initiative builds on a Red Cross–Army collaboration dating back to the 1970s and supports both family quality of life and military readiness.

As young adults reach major milestones, their TRICARE health coverage options may change. Understanding those options early can help you make confident decisions about future care. In this video, we break down TRICARE Young Adult coverage, including who’s eligible, how long dependent coverage lasts, and the key differences between TYA-Prime and TYA-Select.

Ever wonder how a new treatment, drug, or medical device becomes covered by TRICARE? In this video, we break down the step-by-step process TRICARE must follow before making a new benefit available to beneficiaries.

Patient and Family Partnership Councils capture the voices and insights of patients and families to improve the health care experience at military hospitals and clinics around the world.

TRICARE covers age-appropriate doses of vaccines, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.