[RETVET-INFO] Stay Current: Update DEERS Today!

From: RETVET-INFO@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <HEALTH.MIL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <RetVet-Info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:43 -0500
Stay Current: Update DEERS Today 
5/13/2013 

As summer approaches many service members and their families are gearing up for
permanent change of station moves, and retirees may be heading north after
spending the winter in warmer climes. An important part of any move for TRICARE
beneficiaries - active, reserve and retired - is updating their Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) information to make sure their
health care follows them to their new address.
 
This means making sure that all personal information - phone numbers, postal and
email addresses - is up to date. Also, just like when moving, sponsors who
experience any of the following life events must update their DEERS records as
soon as possible:

  . Activation

  . Deactivation

  . Separation or retirement

  . Becoming Medicare eligible
 
Making changes to DEERS information is easy and can be done online at milConnect
(www.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect), by fax or mail, or in person at the nearest
uniformed services identification card office. For more information on how to
update DEERS information, go to www.tricare.mil/DEERS.
 
Other life events that affect DEERS eligibility and require an update to
beneficiary information are:

  . Marriage or divorce

  . Birth or adoption of a child

  . Medicare eligibility or loss of eligibility

  . Change in a student's enrollment status 


Survivors whose sponsors have died are responsible for making DEERS updates.
 
Many DEERS updates require supporting documentation: marriage licenses, birth or
death certificates, Medicare cards or DD-214 discharge forms. Be sure to bring
copies of all paperwork that might be needed when updating DEERS information.
For questions about TRICARE eligibility, please visit www.tricare.mil/DEERS.


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SOURCE:  TRICARE News Release at
http://www.tricare.mil/Welcome/MediaCenter/News.aspx



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