TRICARE Prime Overseas

TRICARE Prime Overseas is a managed care option in overseas areas near military hospitals and clinics.

Enrollment required
No enrollment fees

Who Can Participate?

Active duty service members
Command-sponsored active duty family members
Activated National Guard and Reserve members
Command-sponsored family members of activated National Guard and Reserve members

Retirees and their family members can’t enroll in TRICARE Prime Overseas.

How It Works

You’ll get most care from your assigned primary care manager at a military hospital or clinic.
Your PCM refers you to a specialist for care they can’t provide and works with International SOS, the overseas contractor, for authorization, when needed.

What You Pay

No enrollment fees
No copayments for any type of care, as long as care is received from your PCM or with a referral
Care received without a referral is subject to point-of-service fees.

Is TRICARE Prime Overseas Right for You?

TRICARE Prime Overseas is only available to active duty service members (including activated National Guard and Reserve members) and command-sponsored family members.

If you’re on active duty, you have to enroll in TRICARE Prime Overseas where it’s available.
Family members must be command-sponsored to enroll.
Family members who aren’t command-sponsored or who choose not to enroll in TRICARE Prime Overseas may want to consider purchasing other health insurance.