Is US Family Health Plan separate from TRICARE or part of TRICARE?
We have a foot in both worlds: we’re a non-governmental organization that provides the TRICARE Prime health benefit. In 1993, US Family Health Plan was created by Congress to manage health care for military beneficiaries in seven service areas across the country. A few years later, when TRICARE (the “triple option” health system) was implemented nationally, the Department of Defense selected US Family Health Plan as a local option for TRICARE Prime. US Family Health Plan is a permanent part of the military health system.
