TRICARE Health Insurance Coverage and Divorce
While all divorces are challenging, military service presents unique and complex issues for service members and their families to navigate. Whether the former spouse of a service member may retain health insurance coverage through TRICARE is one. TRICARE is a health care program for uniformed service members and their families. Depending on several requirements and criteria, it may be possible for divorced spouses to remain covered under TRICARE and receive the same benefits as the service member. TRICARE Coverage under the “20-20-20” Rule: If the service member has completed at least 20 years of creditable service, the spouses were married