HITE: Resources: Health Insurance and Benefits Library: Military Employees' & Veterans' Benefits

Health Insurance and Benefits Library . . .

The federal government, through the Department of Defense, offers health care benefits to active duty and retired military personnel.

TRICARE Military Health Plan.
A regionally managed health care program for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services, their families, and survivors.
Uniformed Services Family Health Plan.
A low-cost managed care health plan for active duty and retired military personnel, their families, and survivors. Participants can use civilian facilities within the health plan network. Coverage is offered to personnel living in New York, New Jersey, parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. For more information, visit the Web site or call (800) 241-4848.

The federal government, through the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA), provides health benefits to most veterans.

Veterans' Health Administration.
Provides information on health benefits available to veterans, eligibility, Vet Centers, facility locations, VA programs, and many other topics.

Other parts of the VA Web Site deal with:
Community Health Advocates - Veterans' Health Benefits.
Provides general information on veterans' health coverage under the federal government program. Presented in Question-and-Answer format. Published by the Consumer Health Advocates program of the Community Service Society. A complete guide to Veterans' benefit programs and services, published by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is available here.