May 5, l998
VETERANS AFFAIRS TRICARE AGREEMENTS
The Department of Defense (or the TRICARE provider) and the Department
of Veterans Affairs have reached agreements where members eligible for
TRICARE can use a number of VA facilities even if not normally eligible
for medical care in a VA facility. TRICARE eligible members desiring to
use these VA facilities should contact their local TRICARE Service Center
for specifics.
Veterans who believe they may be eligible to use VA facilities, regardless
of whether the VA facility has a TRICARE agreement or not, should direct
questions to the VA at 1-800- 827-1000. Normally, use of VA facilities
is restricted to veterans who have a service- connected disability; former
prisoners of war; veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam;
ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards in the Persian Gulf; and veterans
whose annual income and net worth are below the "means test"
threshold (currently $21,6l0 maximum income and total net worth of $50,000
for single members and $25,935 maximum income and total net worth of $50,000
for married members).
CHAMPUS/TRICARE AGREEMENTS
Ashville, TN -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery/Pharmacy
Biloxi, MS -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery/Mental Health
Charleston, SC -- Mental Health
Dallas, TX -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery/Pharmacy
Fargo, ND -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Florida -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery/IP Mental Health
*All MCs and OPCs
Ft. Meade, AR -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Hot Springs, AR -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Jackson, MS -- Mental Health
Indianapolis, IN -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery/Pharmacy
Lincoln, NE -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Minneapolis, MN -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Omaha, NE -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Palo Alto, CA -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
San Antonio, TX -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
St Cloud, MN -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Sioux Falls, SD -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
Syracuse, NY -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery/Pharmacy
*Rome OPC
Tennessee -- Inpatient/Outpatient Medical/Surgery
*All MCs and OPCs
The following additional sites are pending approval for Inpatient/Outpatient
Medical/Surgery:
Des Moines, IA; Fresno, CA; Iowa City, IA; Knoxville, TN; Leavenworth,
KS; Loma Linda, CA; Northern California; Palo Alto, CA: Reno, NV; San Francisco,
CA; Topeka, KS; and Wichita, KS.
The following additional sites are pending approval for mental health
care:
Des Moines, IA; Florida (Outpatient Mental Health); Iowa City, IA; Kansas
City, KS; Knoxville,TN; Leavenworth, KS; Lincoln, NE; Omaha, NE; Reno,
NV; and Wichita, KS.
*MC = Medical Center OPC = Outpatient Clinic
Current as of: April 8, 1997
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs
