TRICARE Coverage for Children Over 23

From Military.com:

Many beneficiaries with dependent children are asking how the Health Care Reform Act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) will impact their children age 26 and younger.

TRICARE's official answer is that their current age limits - 21, or age 23, if the dependent is in a full-time school program - are set by statute. They include the fact that separate legislation is required to change the the age limits. Until such legislation is enacted the TRICARE benefit remains unaffected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Representative Martin Heinrich (N.M.) has introduced "The TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act" (H.R. 4923), a bill that would extend TRICARE coverage for dependent children to the maximum age of 26.

To learn more visit the "Understanding the HCR Affects on TRICARE" article on Military.com.

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