More than 3,000 National Guard and Reserve Members Purchase TRICARE Reserve Select
 

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More  than3,000 National Guard and Reserve Members                 
Purchase TRICARE Reserve Select

August 26, 2005                                                               
No. 05-27                              

TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) coverage became available April 26, 2005, for certain members and former members of the National Guard and Reserve and their family members.  As of today, more than 3,000 eligible National Guard and Reserve members are enrolled in the new premium-based health plan offered for purchase by the Department of Defense (DoD) for a total of more than 9,000 covered lives. 

Nearly 8,500 other members have taken steps to purchase TRS. To qualify for TRS coverage, National Guard and Reserve members must have served on active duty for 90 days or more in support of a contingency operation on or after Sept. 11, 2001, and executed a service agreement with their Service/Reserve Component to continue serving in the Selected Reserve. 

Monthly TRS premiums are $75 for member-only coverage and $233 for member and family coverage. In the spring, DoD mailed a letter and a TRS fact sheet to these eligible National Guard and Reserve members who separated on or before April 26, 2005. 

These members were informed that they have until Oct. 28, 2005, to execute their service agreement with their Service/Reserve Component or give up their opportunity to purchase TRS coverage.  Instructions for National Guard and Reserve members initiating a service agreement (DD Form 2895) are available on the Guard-Reserve Web portal at https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/Guard-ReservePortal.

 Eligible National Guard and Reserve members who separate from active duty on or after April 27, 2005, must enter into a service agreement with their Service/Reserve Component by their last day of active duty service.   A TRS handbook, a list of Reserve Component points of contact and other TRS educational materials are available on the TRICARE Web site at www.tricare.osd.mil/reserve/reserveselect. http://www.tricare.osd.mil/news/2005/news0527.cfm
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Contributed,
YNCS Don Harribine, USN(ret)