Oppose New TRICARE Fee Increases

Congress has begun work on the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and now would be a good time to remind your Representative and Senators that you oppose any new TRICARE fees or fee increases. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) testified before the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee (SASC-P) last year on reducing the Department of Defense compensation costs.

In its written testimony, CBO urged Congress to enact a new TRICARE for Life (TFL) annual enrollment fee of $575 for individual coverage or $1,150 for family coverage. TFL beneficiaries would also be required to pay the first $850 and 50 percent of the next $7,650 in cost annually. Currently, TFL beneficiaries do not pay an annual enrollment fee.

Further, CBO recommends increasing retirees' TRICARE Prime annual enrollment fee from the current $352 for the individual and $704 for the family to $650 and $1,300, respectively. TRICARE Select beneficiaries would pay an annual enrollment fee of $485 for individual coverage and $970 for a family.

Although no legislation has been introduced, Fleet Reserve Association members are urged to use the Action Center to tell their legislators to oppose these CBO proposals at:
https://www.votervoice.net/FRA/Campaigns/100158/Respond