For a Retiree, is Tricare Prime better than Standard? Also, what about Tricare Dental and/or Vet Dental options?

SrA Ren Kim — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:56:46 -0400

Response by SrA Ren Kim made Jul 26 at 2017 8:57 AM

SrA Ren Kim — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:57:52 -0400

I am single and retired couple months ago and trying to enroll health and dental care. I have Tricare standard ( automatically ) but I am not sure if Tricare prime is better.
Tricare dental good to enroll as well or vet dental?

Response by SSG Robert Perrotto made Jul 26 at 2017 11:10 AM

SSG Robert Perrotto — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:10:20 -0400

my opinion - Tricare prime is the better option if it is available in your location - you pay a reasonable premium yearly (can be broken down into monthly or bi annually) and your medical care is taken care of without co payments or deductibles - standard you pay co payments and have a deductible. As for dental, Delta dental is also extremely reasonable if you have family members who will rely on it, VA dental is free if you are 100% service connected disabled. I would visit a VA rep to better explain what is available and inform you on the pro's and cons/