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April 15, 2025

TRICARE’s Near Patient Program: What To Know

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — For service members and their family members living overseas, challenges like language barriers and unfamiliar health systems may make getting medical care stressful. But getting health care overseas doesn’t have to be difficult. Luckily, TRICARE offers the Near Patient Program to help monitor your medical care and assist you in ten overseas locations.

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Oct. 23, 2024

TRICARE Claim Form Updated To Assist in Processing Overseas Claims

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If you’ve submitted a claim for reimbursement, then you may be familiar with the TRICARE claim form, Patient’s Request for Medical Payment (DD Form 2642). In September 2024, this form was updated to include fields that’ll make it easier when filing claims for care received overseas.