As a member of the Navy family, you are eligible for many benefits.  Proper registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility System (DEERS) is key to receiving an ID card and eligibility for DOD sponsored benefits such as TriCare, medical, and dental services.

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In 2010 Congress blocked DoD from increasing TRICARE-related fees through 30 September 2011. That moratorium has expired and based on action earlier this year, it is clear Congress no longer intends to block fees.

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Flu season is here, and the Navy wants Sailors to receive their mandatory vaccine.

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Americans wanting to initiate new Medicare coverage or switch to another plan won't have to wait as long this year: Open Medicare enrollment starts Oct. 15, a month earlier than last time.

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The following video is an outstanding presentation by a retired Air Force Master Sergeant, who provides a historic sequence of the promise of paid hea...

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Whether you picked up early Social Security benefits or plan to wait until age 66, if you are still working and enrolled in an employer health plan, you need to contact your local Social Security office at age 65 and properly defer Medicare Part B. 

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – One in five service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from major depression or post traumatic stress disorder (P...

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(NAVY TIMES 04 JAN 10) ... Rick Maze Tricare health benefits for "gray area" retirees could be available by the fall, much earlier than previously ...

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(af.mil 12/23/2009) FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- A new program will offer "gray-area" reservists the opportunity to purchase Tricare health care covera...

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Alexandria, VA (10/02/09) – RADM Case Coane (Ret), Executive Director of the Association of the United States Navy (AUSN), expressed shock at the Defe...

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By Lt. Jennifer Cragg, Special to the American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The new virtual lifetime electronic records (VLER) will help ...

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