February 2009

Travelling with TRICARE
Are there travel plans in your future? Whether it’s business or pleasure, here are some basic guidelines to using your TRICARE entitlement away from home.

Behavioral Health Resources
Whether gone for two months or two years, returning from combat is grueling. TRICARE offers behavioral health benefits for eligible beneficiaries who need it.

Health Matters: Issue 1 2009
The latest issue of Health Matters contains information on heart disease, breast cancer, your TRICARE rights and responsibilities, pregnancy, and more.

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Registered beneficiaries may submit questions regarding TRICARE benefits, Claims or service through TriWest’s Secured Web Email or by calling 1-888-TRIWEST.

Have an idea for a TRICARE To You article? Please submit your suggestions for article topics to TRICAREToYou@triwest.com. We welcome your ideas!


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Doctor’s Day
March 30 is Doctors’ Day. Tell us how your doctor makes a positive difference in your life. Know another West Region beneficiary with a great physician and some congratulations to give? Be sure to forward this e-mail to them so we can get their story, too!

Making Tax Season Less Taxing
TRICARE West Region beneficiaries registered at www.triwest.com can quickly, easily, and securely retrieve their year’s health costs online. Visit our Tax Tools page to find out which health-related tax deductions you may qualify for, and how to register for access.

What’s the Password?
If you are registered on www.triwest.com and recently received a password expiration QuickAlert e-mail, don’t forget to update your www.triwest.com password. Simply log in to your account and follow the password reset prompts. If you can’t access your account or forgot your current password, visit our login assistance tool.

Heart Matters
The heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout the circulatory system of every human being on earth. They function in the same way and perform the same job. So why is it that women are less likely to survive heart attacks then men?

HPV Vaccine
It’s like they say: Prevention is the best medicine. Find out what you can do to help prevent cervical cancer, including receiving the TRICARE-covered HPV vaccine.


TriWest Healthcare Alliance partners with the Department of Defense to do "Whatever It Takes" to support the health care needs of 2.7 million members of America's military family. A Phoenix-based corporation, TriWest is URAC accredited, without deficiencies, in Networks, Utilization Management, Disease Management, and Case Management. TriWest provides access to cost-effective, high-quality health care in the 21-state TRICARE West Region, the 2007 TRICARE Region of the year. TriWest is a proud Corporate Team Member of America Supports You. Visit www.triwest.com for more information.