Thanks, Braumeister!Have you been here yet?
The Military Guide
Lots of helpful information about insurance, finances, and everything else, written by a retired military member (who is also a member here).
Tricare Prime has a general 40-mile enrollment radius, although you might be able to get that waived out to 100 miles. You'll also be nudged into using the military base treatment facility for your primary care manager, but again you can ask for a civilian PCM.so I got medically retired couple months ago and i'm not sure which insurances should I enroll into...
what would you guys recommend?
just go for Tricare prime? and Tricare dental program?
If you were medically retired, why go with Tricare at all? I would think that you would have some semblance of VA claim. And if your conditions are so bad that you were retired for it, I would also presume you are greater than 50%. If that is the case than all of your care should be free from the VA. Have you completed your claim? Have you looked into the VA programs?
I always wanted a choice of providers after I retired so I used Tricare Standard and paid for a supplement from MOAA. Now that I'm on Medicare that's a moot point as Tricare for Life is a supplement to Medicare.
Whether military-sponsored or not, I've never seen a decent dental insurance plan.
I have medical insurance through work despite being 90% rated through the VA. Getting stuff that you want "urgently" through the VA can be very problematic in my experience. Having the option to use outside doctors affordably can be very beneficial. When the cost for such additional options is reasonable of course, and to me tricare prime would fit that bill.