As required by law, TRICARE is introducing enrollment fees for Group A retired beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Select coverage. Group A means you or your sponsor enlisted or were commissioned before January 1, 2018.

Veterans and their family members now must pay a TRICARE Select monthly enrollment fee. The monthly fee payment will start on January 1, 2021. For an individual plan, you will pay $12.50 per month and for a family plan, you will pay $25.00 per month.

If you want to keep your TRICARE Select coverage, you must set up a monthly enrollment fee payment. You must do this during the TRICARE Open Season, which starts on November 9, 2020 and ends on December 14, 2020. Once you set up your monthly enrollment fee payment, your TRICARE Select coverage will continue in 2021, as long as you remain eligible.

To set up your monthly enrollment fee payment, call Health Net Federal Services, LLC at 844-866-9378.

If you do not set up your monthly enrollment fee payment by December 14, 2020, your last day of TRICARE Select coverage will be December 31, 2020.

If you get your retirement or other pay from a military pay center, then you will pay your TRICARE Select fees via monthly allotment, where feasible. If you do not get your retired pay through a military pay center, then you will pay your fees by recurring credit or debit card transaction. You can also pay your monthly fees through electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Another reminder is to keep your Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) record up to date. By keeping your DEERS record up to date you will receive key information and enrollment deadlines. Visit www.tricare.mil deers to update your account.

Anyone having questions can call the Veteran’s Service Office at 605-487-7691. Office hours are 8:00 – 4:30 Monday and Tuesday and 8:00 – 12:00 on Wednesday. Your VSO can also be reached any time by cell phone at 605-481-1338.