Members and families transferring to Hawaii have several options
for medical service.
HEALTH CARE OPTIONS
Active duty members assigned
to Oahu units normally obtain medical services (and keep their medical record)
at the Coast Guard Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Sand Island.
Floating units usually keep the medical records aboard
ship.
Outlying units including COMMSTA and AIRSTA Barbers
Point keep their own medical records and use nearby DoD military
clinics.
Neighbor island units located on Maui, Kauai, and
Hawaii are enrolled in the TRICARE Prime Remote Program and seek use of civilian
contracted medical services at no cost. Service members in those
units should complete a TRICARE Prime Remote enrollment form and select a
Primary Care Manager from the local TRICARE network of providers.
Family
members of active duty members have several healthcare options:
Use
civilian medical providers by utilizing TRICARE Standard or TRICARE
Extra. No enrollment is required, but it involves cost sharing and
submitting claims for reimbursements.
Enroll in TRICARE PRIME and select
a Primary Care Manager (PCM). MTF choices for family members include
Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Hickam AFB, Pearl Harbor Makalapa, and MCB
Kaneohe Bay.
In most cases families living at Red Hill will
have Pearl Harbor Makalapa Naval Medical Clinic as the PCM. There can
be exceptions; special needs or geographical location for those not housed at
Red Hill.
Families are restricted to receiving healthcare
from the PCM. If additional medical specialty healthcare is required,
member will be referred to a military specialist or a civilian specialist by the
PCM.
For more information about TRICARE benefits, coverage, and to enroll
into TRICARE Prime, contact your service Health Benefits Advisor, call TRICARE
or log on to TRICARE'S informative website.
Hawaii is in TRICARE's West
region. TriWest Healthcare Alliance is the regional contractor
providing healthcare services and network provider support in the TRICARE West
Region.