1. March 16, 2012 - TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) announced its intent to award a contract to UnitedHealth Military and Veterans Services in the West Region in support of the third generation of TRICARE Managed Care Support contracts, also known as "T-3." Health care delivery, under the new contract, is scheduled to begin April 1, 2013. TMA is committed to keeping beneficiaries and stakeholders informed about the transition. Updated information about the T-3 contracts is at http://www.tricare.mil/t3contracts. NOTE: The TRICARE West Region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, western Texas, Washington and Wyoming. 2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about this contract change are available at http://www.tricare.mil/t3contracts/FAQ.aspx 3. View\post comments about the contract change at http://www.facebook.com/TRICARE?sk=wall 4. TriWest News Release: http://www.triwest.com/en/about-triwest/triwest-news/corp-news-archive/ 5. Stars and Stripes News Article: http://www.stripes.com/news/us or http://www.stripes.com/news/us/triwest-loses-pentagon-health-contract-after-10m- fraud-fine-1.171862 == HEALTH.MIL Mailing List == 1. The following options may be used to join\leave this mailing list: a. ONLINE OPTION: Online subscription\unsubscription options are available at: http://www.hostmtb.org http://www.hostmtb.org/hmil.html //www.freelists.org/list/health.mil b. E-MAIL OPTION: Subscription\unsubscription may be performed by sending an E-Mail message to the following address: (1) To subscribe to this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to HEALTH.MIL-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' as the subject. (2) To unsubscribe, send an E-Mail message to HEALTH.MIL-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. 2. If the above subscribe or unsubscribe procedures don't work or if you have questions, comments, etc., about this mailing list, please contact Milton.Bell126@xxxxxxxxx