Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) moving to the West Region in 2025? If you pay for your TRICARE coverage via credit card or bank electronic funds transfer, you can now securely give your recurring payment information to the incoming West Region contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance.

DHA Network directors and leadership teams from military hospitals and clinics from across the globe, along with DHA headquarters subject matter experts—participated in the symposium, designed to provide health care leaders with realistic solutions to their local challenges.

Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States by enhancing referral management and access to specialty care. Learn more about what to expect starting Jan. 1.

Are you expecting a baby in 2025? Have you considered getting breastfeeding counseling or support from a labor doula? If so, you should know about some changes coming to the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration on Jan. 1, 2025, including expansion overseas.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nazariy Kurpita; of Medical Readiness Battalion, Hawaii; and Capt. Jess Guerin, of the Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic, were named the winners of Tripler Army Medical Center’s 2024 Best Medic Competition during a ceremony at Tripler’s Kyser Auditorium on Aug. 23, 2024. (DHA photo by Crizalmer Caraang Jr.)

U.S. Army Col. Michael Ronn, Tripler Army Medical Center commander, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Omar Bond, right, celebrate Master Sgt. Kimberly Shinn's induction into Army Medicine’s prestigious Order of the Military Medical Merit, also known as O2M3, during an award ceremony on Aug. 22, 2024. Founded in 1982 by the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Health Service Command, the honor recognizes people who have served in the Army Medical Department and through selflessness, have made a sustained contribution to the betterment of Army Medicine. (Defense Health Agency photo by Crizalmer Caraang Jr.)

U.S. Army Col. Robert L. Corson, Tripler Army Medical Center chief nursing officer, left, presents Spc. Malcolm Robertson, a general surgery nurse, with the TAMC Daisy Award on Aug. 14, 2024. The Daisy Award honorees are nurses who consistently demonstrate excellence through Clinical expertise and extraordinary compassionate care, and are recognized as outstanding role models in their nursing community. (Defense Health Agency photo by Hugh Fleming)

Nalu, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, is a full-time Tripler Army Medical Center hospital facility dog. He is present in the Child and Family Behavioral Health Service Clinic, where he works alongside Dr. Kathryn Egan, a child psychiatrist; Trina Jones Artis, a licensed clinical social worker; and Nicole Dorsey, also a licensed clinical social worker.