umm, i am all new with this whole military tricare and i was wondering about if there is anyone who is in the military and is a female who knows if i can go to an actual ob gyn with tricare or do i half to go on base or should i just call tricare and just ask them, i havn't gotta a clue what to do i would ask my husband or just go to base but not having him home and having him deployed to iraq makes things like this so confusing for me,, so anything that may help would be nice..
2007-05-19 18:07:56 · 11 answers · asked by Abigail mommy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You have to go to our primary provider first. He/She can give you a referal out to a OBGYN as long as they accept Tricare. If you are near a base there is a tricare contact person available to you to ask any and all questions about providers in the area. If not, go to the tricare website and get the phone number for tricare information near your home. They will be able to give you a referal out to a OBGYN.
Hang in there. My husband is getting ready to start another deployment to Iraq. Use your KV network. There should be a person assigned to you. If you haven't been contacted, then you call the unit. There will be someone assigned to answer questions. MilitaryOneSource is another great website to get answers on.
Keep busy and stay healthy.
2007-05-19 18:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by jbdb2494 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-28 12:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Ruthie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have Tricare Standard, you can go anywhere you want, you just have a copay. Tricare Prime you will need a referral from your PCM (primary care doc). It may be true where you are, that if everyone is deployed, the doctors are too, so you will get your referral a little easier. I know alot of pregnant women have switched to Standard so they could go off post to have their baby (our on post hospital doesnt have a good reputation for ob/gyn care).
Good luck to you and take care!
2007-05-20 01:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by an88mikewife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can either go to a close military base and use the ob/gyns there... or you can look up a doctor that accepts tricare and go to that one.
your best bet if you dont want to risk recieving bills for your visit is just to go onto base and schedule an appointment with them... once you see a doc on base tell them that you want to have a civilian doctor off-post for future medical appointments.
2007-05-20 10:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by Stevie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have a Primary Care manager. That is where you start, although I do believe you are able to make an OB/GYN appointment without having to get a referral from them first. start with your local appointment number. If there are none on base available, you can choose one from the particpating providers off base(make sure it's a PP, otherwise you will be paying out of pocket, even if you are Prime)
2007-05-20 02:37:20 · answer #5 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I got pregnant, I had an outside provider and was immediately referred to the base Women's Clinic. The sad part was that I chose an outside provider toavoid being seen by a base doctor..lol..but that's the military for you. It might depend on where you're staioned, I was at Fort Hood when I got pregnant, and we moved to Fort Knox when I was 6 months pregnant, and ended up being seen on post. You can email me through yahoo answers if you want, and I'll help you out. I've been married for awhile, and I'm going through a second deployment.
Good luck to you
2007-05-19 18:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by ilovethe90s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have one on base you can go there. Otherwise if you don't, look through your benifit handbook from tricare and it will give you a list of Doctor's that are in your area that are "In Network" depending on where you live.
2007-05-19 18:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by Somebody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call tricare and ask. You'll get it straight rather than a lot of "I think" or "you should""
Good luck, and my best to your soldier husband.
2007-05-19 19:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be able to look through a handbook, or just find local health care providers and ask them if they accept tri-care. alot of civilian practices do, you would be surprised. good luck!
2007-05-19 18:23:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i am new to this too. i would just like to see your answers. i have no clue about tri care either
2007-05-19 18:15:37 · answer #10 · answered by Baby boy due March 16th 2010 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋