These changes are known as Qualifying Life Events (QLEs).
QLEs are certain changes in your or a family member’s life, such as marriage, birth of a child, or retirement from active duty, which allow you to make some changes to your TRICARE enrollment or coverage. QLEs open a 90-day period for you to make eligible changes. A QLE for one family member allows all family members to make these changes.
Depending on your eligibility, a QLE may allow you and your family to:
If you want to enroll in or change your health plan, you must:
No matter when you initiate the enrollment change following a QLE, coverage changes start on the date of the QLE.
With any QLE, the first step is to update your or your family member's information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).
Once your change shows in DEERS, you may make any eligible enrollment change by calling the US Family Health Plan.
If you and your family haven’t experienced a QLE, you can enroll in or make changes to your health plan during TRICARE Open Season. Open Season occurs each fall, beginning on the Monday of the second full week in November to the Monday of the second full week in December.
OPEN SEASON 2023 Dates: November 9 – December 14
Visit our Help me Understand TRICARE Prime page to learn more.
If you’re enrolled in TRICARE Prime, you can switch to the Martin’s Point US Family Health Plan at any time of the year.