<p>{lineheight=1;color=#033787;fontsize=32;fontweight=500:TRICARE Open Season}</p> <p><br></p> <p>{fontweight=500:TRICARE Open Season} is the annual period when you can enroll in or change your health plan for the following year. Any enrollment changes you make will go into effect on January 1 of the following year. TRICARE Open Season applies to anyone enrolled in or eligible for a TRICARE Prime option or TRICARE Select. During TRICARE Open Season, you can:</p> <p>{margintop=-9.5:}</p> <ul> <li>{fontweight=500:Stay in your plan.} If you want to stay in your current TRICARE health care plan, you don’t have to re-enroll. You’ll continue in your current health plan through the following year or as long as you’re eligible.</li> </ul> <p>{margintop=-10:}</p> <ul> <li>{fontweight=500:Enroll in a plan.} If you’re eligible for a TRICARE Prime option or TRICARE Select but not enrolled, you can enroll in a plan now.</li> </ul> <p>{margintop=-10:}</p> <ul> <li>{fontweight=500:Change plans.} If you’re already enrolled in a TRICARE Prime option or TRICARE Select, you can switch plans and switch between individual and family enrollment.</li> </ul> <p>For TOP enrollment and eligibility information,&nbsp;<a href="https://tricare-overseas.com/beneficiaries/enrollment-and-eligibility" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Note: </strong>TRICARE Open Season does not apply to Active Duty Service Members (ADSMs), TRICARE For Life (TFL) (coverage is automatic if you have Medicare Part A and Part B), or the premium-based plans (TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR), TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS), and TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) – you can purchase these plans at any time throughout the year). If you are not already in a plan and do not enroll in a plan during TRICARE Open Season, you will only be eligible for care at a&nbsp;military hospital or clinic&nbsp;if space is available.</p> <p>To learn more about TRICARE Open Season,&nbsp;<a href="https://tricare.mil/openseason" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p> <h4>Federal Benefits Open Season</h4> <p>TRICARE beneficiaries may also be eligible for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), managed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Your eligibility depends on your beneficiary status. You’ll need to be enrolled in a TRICARE health plan to be eligible for vision coverage. <a href="https://www.benefeds.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;to learn about the OPM’s FEDVIP dental and vision plans, including how to change or enroll in a FEDVIP plan during <strong>Federal Benefits Open Season</strong>.</p> <h4>Making Enrollment Changes Outside of Open Season&nbsp;</h4> <p>Outside of TRICARE Open Season, you can enroll in or change enrollment to TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select following a Qualifying Life Event (QLE).</p> <p>A QLE is a certain change in your life, such as marriage, birth of a child, or retirement from active duty, which may mean different TRICARE health plans are available to you and your family members. A TRICARE QLE opens a 90-day period for you to make eligible enrollment changes. A QLE for one family member creates a chance for all eligible family members to make enrollment changes. To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tricare.mil/lifeevents" target="_blank">www.tricare.mil/lifeevents</a>.</p> <p>Outside of the Federal Benefits Open Season, you can only enroll in FEDVIP or make changes to your existing FEDVIP plan if you experience a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benefeds.com/" target="_blank">FEDVIP QLE</a>. Remember, FEDVIP QLEs may be different from TRICARE QLEs. To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benefeds.com/" target="_blank">BENEFEDS.com</a>.</p>