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BULLSEYE                                Health and Wellness                                                                                                                       23August 12, 2016

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By 99th Medical Group                   Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,     St. Louis area), Montana, Nebraska,                                                             You Don’t Need to Do Anything Right
                                        Iowa (Rock Island area), Kentucky,       Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,                                                               Now
Q. How do the new East and West         Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massa-       Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (south-                                                             • There is a 9-month transition period.
    Region (T-2017) contracts affect    chusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Mis-    western corner including El Paso),                                                              • Our goal is to have a smooth transi-
    me now?                             souri (St. Louis area), New Hampshire,   Utah, Washington and Wyoming. e                                                                 tion and to keep you informed.
                                        New Jersey, New York, North Caro-        contract goes to Health Net Federal                                                             • We’ll update this page regularly.
A. Right now, changes don’t a ect you.  lina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,      Services, LLC of Rancho Cordova,                                                                • You can sign up now to get transition
    We’ll post updated information at   Rhode Island, South Carolina, Ten-       California.                                                                                     updates via email.
    www.tricare.mil/changes.            nessee, Texas (excluding El Paso area),
                                        Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia         • We anticipate the start of health care                                                        What’s Changing?
New Regional Contracts in 2017          and Wisconsin. e contract goes to        delivery late 2017.                                                                             While the TRICARE benefit won’t
The new regional contracts were         Humana Government Business, Inc.         • There will be a 9-month transition                                                            change, you can expect changes in how
awarded July 21, 2016. e East Region    of Louisville, Kentucky, and the West    period.                                                                                         you access care and to some processes.
Under the new regional contracts, the   Region Alaska, Arizona, Califor-         • We have added improvements in the                                                             Here are the two key changes in the
East Region is a merger of the North    nia, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa       delivery, quality, and cost of your health                                                      new contract:
and South Regions and includes:         (excludes Rock Island arsenal area),     care from previous contracts.
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,         Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri (except                                                                                                      Improved Integration between Military
Delaware, the District of Columbia,                                              Most of these improvements will be                                                              Hospitals & Clinics and Civilian Care
                                                                                 behind the scenes. But, some changes                                                            The Military Health System (MHS)
                                                                                 you may experience include:                                                                     consists of military hospitals & clin-
                                                                                                                                                                                 ics and civilian care. There will be
                                                                                 • Shorter wait times for specialty care                                                         improved integration between these
                                                                                 appointments                                                                                    components of your health care.

                                                                                 •Improved communication between                                                                  Send your questions to askthedoc@us.af.mil
                                                                                 your military and civilian providers

                                                                                 •Easier referral process

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