TRICARE Meets Affordable Care Act Requirements <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwM TQxMDEwLjM2OTEzNDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTAxMC4zNjkxMzQxMSZkYXRhY mFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzMjc3JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlsdG9uLmJlbGwxMjZAZ21haWwuY29tJ nVzZXJpZD1taWx0b24uYmVsbDEyNkBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJ g==&&&100&&&http://www.tricare.mil/TRICAREMEC101014> October 10, 2014 Almost all TRICARE plan options meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements for minimum essential coverage (MEC). However, people who are losing TRICARE eligibility, or transitioning to a new type of TRICARE coverage, need to know their options so they avoid any penalties for not having minimum essential health coverage under the ACA. The ACA's MEC requirement means most Americans need to have basic health care coverage, or they will have to pay a penalty fee. If you are eligible for premium-free TRICARE Standard, you meet the ACA's MEC requirement. This includes active duty service members and their families, military retirees and their families, and others. People who qualify for TRICARE For Life and purchase Medicare Part B also meet MEC requirements. Read more at: www.tricare.mil/TRICAREMEC101014 <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwM TQxMDEwLjM2OTEzNDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTAxMC4zNjkxMzQxMSZkYXRhY mFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzMjc3JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlsdG9uLmJlbGwxMjZAZ21haWwuY29tJ nVzZXJpZD1taWx0b24uYmVsbDEyNkBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJ g==&&&101&&&http://www.tricare.mil/TRICAREMEC101014> . Sign up for TRICARE e-mail updates at www.tricare.mil/subscriptions <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwM TQxMDEwLjM2OTEzNDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTAxMC4zNjkxMzQxMSZkYXRhY mFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzMjc3JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlsdG9uLmJlbGwxMjZAZ21haWwuY29tJ nVzZXJpZD1taWx0b24uYmVsbDEyNkBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJ g==&&&102&&&http://www.tricare.mil/subscriptions> . Connect with TRICARE on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/tricare <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwM TQxMDEwLjM2OTEzNDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTAxMC4zNjkxMzQxMSZkYXRhY mFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzMjc3JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlsdG9uLmJlbGwxMjZAZ21haWwuY29tJ nVzZXJpZD1taWx0b24uYmVsbDEyNkBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJ g==&&&103&&&http://www.facebook.com/tricare> and www.twitter.com/tricare <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwM TQxMDEwLjM2OTEzNDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTAxMC4zNjkxMzQxMSZkYXRhY mFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzMjc3JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlsdG9uLmJlbGwxMjZAZ21haWwuY29tJ nVzZXJpZD1taWx0b24uYmVsbDEyNkBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJ g==&&&104&&&http://www.twitter.com/tricare> . _____ SOURCE: TRICARE News Release at http://www.tricare.mil/TRICAREMEC101014 NOTICE: Links to archived copies of this and other mailing list messages, retiree-related events list, subscribe\unsubscribe instructions and other useful information for active duty, retirees and veterans, and their families, are available on the LINKS FOR MIL\RET\VETS website at www.hostmtb.org <http://www.hostmtb.org> This message is being sent to the HEALTH.MIL and TRICARE For Life (TFL) mailing lists, if you do not wish to receive future HEALTH.MIL and\or TFL mailing list messages, please go to www.hostmtb.org <http://www.hostmtb.org> to unsubscribe automatically or contact the Mailing List Mgr <mailto:Milton.Bell126@xxxxxxxxx?subject=TFL%20Unsubscribe> .