DOD Posts New Tricare Handbook:

Oct. 16, 2006

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The Tricare Management Activity has produced a new and improved handbook for beneficiaries covered under Tricare Standard, the basic cost per service option. Readers may access the handbook here.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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