Must I Enroll in TRICARE to Treat TRICARE Patients

September 21, 2020
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Rick Gawenda
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As more and more practices choose not to enroll with commercial insurance carriers, including Medicare Advantage programs, a common question I am asked is must I enroll with TRICARE to be able to provide outpatient therapy services to TRICARE beneficiaries. In this article, I will provide the answers (with resources) to some of the more common questions I receive.

Question
Must I enroll with TRICARE to be able to provide outpatient therapy services to TRICARE beneficiaries?

Answer

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Question
What does TRICARE mean when they state “any TRICARE-authorized provider who hasn’t joined the network is a non-network provider?

Answer

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Question
Can a physical therapist assistant or occupational therapy assistant enroll in TRICARE?

Answer

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Question
If I am a non-network provider with TRICARE, how can TRICARE beneficiaries find out about me and my practice?

Answer

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Are there different types of non-network providers?

Answer

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Question
If I am a non-participating provider with TRICARE, am I limited in how much I can collect from the TRICARE beneficiary?

Answer

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