Looking for Military Depandent Referrals....Help??!!

Hi Ross,

I sure remember you. Nice to see you here again.
Navy wife here--almost 2 years out.

Tricare Prime can only go through a Military hospital. She must get a referral from her PCM to bariatrics.
To be seen by an outside provider, she needs to be Tricare Standard.
A call to Healthnet benefits will tell her if she can enroll in Standard while the rest of the family remains in Prime.

Best of luck to her

Ross,
I sent you an email, if you didn't get it PM me here.
niterun

Hi there,

As Jen said, it depends on whether she is TRICARE Prime or Standard.  I went TRICARE Standard, and what I had to do was make sure the surgeon I went with accepted it (he did), make an appointment with him, then this office submitted the paperwork.  I am not sure how it works right now, but at the time (about 18 months ago) as long as I met their requirements, I was good to go (had to speak by phone with someone from TRICARE when she called to confirm).  They would not give a pre-authorization at the time, so there was always a chance they could change their minds, but luckily they did not!  :)

I hope that helps. 

Ross,  I'm a military dependent and Tricare/healthnet approved my surgery at Potomac Hospital with Dr. Halmi here in Woodbridge.  You can email me or PM me if you'd like.  [email protected]

Forgot to mention - I am Tricare prime - No problems at all.  Because the military hospitals that are able to perform the surgery up here are full of active duty wounded soldiers.  I got referred out to Dr. Halmi and did not have to become Tricare Standard.   So no worries - it can be done.