How will TRICARE Reserve Select affect coverage under the Continued Health Care Benefits Program (CHCBP)?
At the time of release from active duty, some Reserve Component (RC) members will qualify for either TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) or Continued Health Care Benefits Program (CHCBP). If you enroll in TRS but are later disenrolled, then you or your covered family members may activate CHCBP coverage for whatever portion of the original 18-month eligibility is left. For instance, if an RC member is disenrolled from TRS because of discharge from the Selected Reserve (perhaps through a reduction in force or base closure) within 18 months of his/her release from active duty, he/she could choose to continue health care coverage under CHCBP for the rest of the 18 months at the applicable CHCBP premiums.
