TRICARE; Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses, 14353-14354 [2019-07067]

Download as PDF 14353 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 69 / Wednesday, April 10, 2019 / Notices The CY19 rates contained in this notice are effective for services on or after January 1, 2019, unless otherwise indicated. ADDRESSES: Defense Health Agency (DHA), TRICARE Health Plan, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042–5101. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Ellis, telephone (703) 275– 6234. DATES: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary TRICARE; Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses. AGENCY: This notice provides the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses. SUMMARY: The National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and 2017 established rates for TRICARE beneficiary out of pocket expenses and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: how they may be increased by either the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) percentage used to increase military retired pay or via budget neutrality rules. The FY 2019 retiree COLA increase is 2.8%. The ‘‘TRICARE Select and Other TRICARE Reforms’’ final rule (published February 15, 2019 at 84 FR 4326–4333) allows for adjustments to beneficiary out of pocket expenses for Group A beneficiaries (sponsor enlisted or was commissioned in a Uniformed Service before January 1, 2018) to maintain budget neutrality compared to the previous year. The DHA has updated the CY19 fees as shown below: TABLE 1—TRICARE PRIME AND TRICARE SELECT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR CY19—RETIREES AND RETIREE FAMILY MEMBERS Annual enrollment fee: Individual ........................... Family ................................ Annual Deductible: Individual ........................... Family ................................ Annual catastrophic cap ........... Preventive visit ......................... Primary care ............................. Specialty care ........................... ER visit ..................................... Urgent care center visit ............ Ambulatory surgery .................. Ambulance, outpatient ground Ambulance, outpatient air ......... Durable medical equipment ...... Inpatient admission: In-network .......................... Out of network ................... Inpatient SNF/rehab facility ...... Select Group A retirees CY19 Select Group B retirees CY19 Prime** Group A retirees CY19 Prime** Group B retirees CY19 $0 .............................................. $0 .............................................. $462 .......................................... $924 .......................................... $297 ....................... $594 ....................... $360. $720. $150 .......................................... $300 .......................................... $3,000 ....................................... $0 .............................................. $29 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $41 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $111 (IN) ................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $29 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... 20% (IN) ................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $102 (IN) ................................... 25% (OON) ............................... 25% (IN or OON) ...................... 20% (IN) ................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $154 (IN); $308 (OON) ............. $308 (IN); $616 (OON) ............. $3,598 ....................................... $0 .............................................. $25 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $41 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $82 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $41 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $97 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... $61 (IN) ..................................... 25% (OON) ............................... 25% (IN or OON) ...................... 20% (ON) .................................. 25% (OON) ............................... $0 ........................... $0 ........................... $3,000 .................... $0 ........................... $20 ......................... $0. $0. $3,598. $0. $20. $30 ......................... $30. $61 ......................... $61. $30 ......................... $30. $61 ......................... $61. $41 ......................... $41. $20 ......................... 20% ........................ $20. 20%. $250/day up to 25% of hospital charges, plus 20% of sep. billed services. * $953/day up to 25% of hosp. charges, plus 25% of sep. billed services. $250/day up to 25% of hospital charges, plus 20% of sep. billed services (IN); 25% (OON). $179 per adm ........................... $154 per adm ........ $154 per adm. 25% ........................................... $154 per adm ........ $154 per adm. $51 per day (IN); lesser of $308 per day or 20% (OON). $30 per day ........... $30 per day. jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES IN: In Network. OON: Out of Network. * Per day rate change effective October 1, 2018. ** When TRICARE Prime enrollees other than active duty service members self-refer to specialty or non-emergent inpatient care without a referral from a network provider and/or authorization from the regional contractor, the TRICARE Point of Service deductible and copayment applies in lieu of TRICARE Prime copayments. TABLE 2—TRICARE PRIME AND TRICARE SELECT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR CY19—ACTIVE DUTY FAMILY MEMBERS Annual enrollment fee: Individual ............................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Apr 09, 2019 Select Group A ADFM CY19 Select Group B ADFM CY19 $0 .............................................. $0 .............................................. Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM Prime ** Group A ADFM CY19 $0 10APN1 Prime ** Group B ADFM CY19 $0 14354 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 69 / Wednesday, April 10, 2019 / Notices TABLE 2—TRICARE PRIME AND TRICARE SELECT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR CY19—ACTIVE DUTY FAMILY MEMBERS—Continued Family ................................. Annual Deductible: E1–E4, individual ............... E1–E4, family ..................... E5 & above, individual ....... E5 & above, family ............. Annual catastrophic cap ............ Preventive visit .......................... Primary care .............................. Specialty care ............................ ER visit ...................................... Urgent care center visit ............. Ambulatory surgery ................... Ambulance, outpatient ground .. Ambulance, outpatient air ......... Durable medical equipment ...... Inpatient admission ................... Inpatient SNF/rehab facility ....... Prime ** Group A ADFM CY19 Prime ** Group B ADFM CY19 Select Group A ADFM CY19 Select Group B ADFM CY19 $0 .............................................. $0 .............................................. 0 0 $50 ............................................ $100 .......................................... $150 .......................................... $300 .......................................... $1,000 ....................................... $0 .............................................. $21 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $31 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $83 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $21 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $25 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $76 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... 20% (IN or OON) ...................... 15% (IN) ................................... 20% (OON) ............................... * $19.05 per day; $25 min. per admission. *$19.05 per day; $25 min. per admission. $51 ............................................ $102 .......................................... $154 .......................................... $308 .......................................... $1,028 ....................................... $0 .............................................. $15 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $25 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $41 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $20 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $25 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... $15 (IN) ..................................... 20% (OON) ............................... 20% (IN or OON) ...................... 10% (ON) .................................. 20% (OON) ............................... $61 per adm. (IN); 20% (OON) 0 0 0 0 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,028 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $25 per day (IN); $51 per day (OON). 0 0 IN: In Network. OON: Out of Network. * Per day rate change effective October 1, 2018. ** When TRICARE Prime enrollees other than active duty service members self-refer to specialty or non-emergent inpatient care without a referral from a network provider and/or authorization from the regional contractor, the TRICARE Point of Service deductible and copayment applies in lieu of TRICARE Prime copayments. The above rates are effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2019 unless otherwise indicated. Dated: April 5, 2019. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2019–07067 Filed 4–9–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DOD–2019–OS–0037] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD. ACTION: Rescindment of a system of records notice. jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is rescinding a system of records, T7901b, Consolidated Returned Items Stop Payment System. This system of records assisted in the processing and tracking of military pay returned checks for the active U.S. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 247001 Army and Reserve military members. The Consolidated Returned Items Stop Payment System (CRISPS) is no longer in use and is considered deactivated. DATES: This action will be effective April 10, 2019. The specific date for when this system ceased to be a Privacy Act System of Records is February 22, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory L. Outlaw, DFAS Privacy Officer, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Corporate Communications Office, FOIA/PA Adherence Division, 8899 East 56th St., Indianapolis, IN 46249–3300, (317) 212– 4591. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated Returned Items Stop Payment System (CRISPS) is no longer in use and is considered deactivated. All CRISPS customers successfully migrated to the system of records, T7320a, Deployable Disbursing System. The system of records notice for the Deployable Disbursing System is at 78 FR 14286 (March 5, 2013) and 72 FR 30785 (June 4, 2007). Department of Defense system of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or at the Defense Privacy, Civil Liberties and Transparency Division website at https:// dpcld.defense.gov/. The proposed systems reports, as required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, were submitted on January 15, 2019, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and on February 13, 2019, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to Section 6 to OMB Circular No. A–108, ‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act,’’ revised December 23, 2016 (December 23, 2016, 81 FR 94424). System Name and Number Consolidated Returned Items Stop Payment System (CRISPS), T7901b HISTORY May 28, 2013, 78 FR 31905. E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14353-14354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


TRICARE; Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select 
Out of Pocket Expenses

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime and TRICARE 
Select Out of Pocket Expenses.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 TRICARE Prime 
and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses.

DATES: The CY19 rates contained in this notice are effective for 
services on or after January 1, 2019, unless otherwise indicated.

ADDRESSES: Defense Health Agency (DHA), TRICARE Health Plan, 7700 
Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042-5101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Ellis, telephone (703) 275-
6234.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Defense Authorization Acts 
(NDAAs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and 2017 established rates for 
TRICARE beneficiary out of pocket expenses and how they may be 
increased by either the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) 
percentage used to increase military retired pay or via budget 
neutrality rules. The FY 2019 retiree COLA increase is 2.8%. The 
``TRICARE Select and Other TRICARE Reforms'' final rule (published 
February 15, 2019 at 84 FR 4326-4333) allows for adjustments to 
beneficiary out of pocket expenses for Group A beneficiaries (sponsor 
enlisted or was commissioned in a Uniformed Service before January 1, 
2018) to maintain budget neutrality compared to the previous year.
    The DHA has updated the CY19 fees as shown below:

                     Table 1--TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses for CY19--Retirees and Retiree Family Members
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                                      Select Group A retirees  Select Group B retirees
                                                CY19                     CY19            Prime** Group A retirees CY19    Prime** Group B retirees CY19
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Annual enrollment fee:
    Individual......................  $0.....................  $462...................  $297...........................  $360.
    Family..........................  $0.....................  $924...................  $594...........................  $720.
Annual Deductible:
    Individual......................  $150...................  $154 (IN); $308 (OON)..  $0.............................  $0.
    Family..........................  $300...................  $308 (IN); $616 (OON)..  $0.............................  $0.
Annual catastrophic cap.............  $3,000.................  $3,598.................  $3,000.........................  $3,598.
Preventive visit....................  $0.....................  $0.....................  $0.............................  $0.
Primary care........................  $29 (IN)...............  $25 (IN)...............  $20............................  $20.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
Specialty care......................  $41 (IN)...............  $41 (IN)...............  $30............................  $30.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
ER visit............................  $111 (IN)..............  $82 (IN)...............  $61............................  $61.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
Urgent care center visit............  $29 (IN)...............  $41 (IN)...............  $30............................  $30.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
Ambulatory surgery..................  20% (IN)...............  $97 (IN)...............  $61............................  $61.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
Ambulance, outpatient ground........  $102 (IN)..............  $61 (IN)...............  $41............................  $41.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
Ambulance, outpatient air...........  25% (IN or OON)........  25% (IN or OON)........  $20............................  $20.
Durable medical equipment...........  20% (IN)...............  20% (ON)...............  20%............................  20%.
                                      25% (OON)..............  25% (OON)..............
Inpatient admission:
    In-network......................  $250/day up to 25% of    $179 per adm...........  $154 per adm...................  $154 per adm.
                                       hospital charges, plus
                                       20% of sep. billed
                                       services.
    Out of network..................  * $953/day up to 25% of  25%....................  $154 per adm...................  $154 per adm.
                                       hosp. charges, plus
                                       25% of sep. billed
                                       services.
Inpatient SNF/rehab facility........  $250/day up to 25% of    $51 per day (IN);        $30 per day....................  $30 per day.
                                       hospital charges, plus   lesser of $308 per day
                                       20% of sep. billed       or 20% (OON).
                                       services (IN); 25%
                                       (OON).
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IN: In Network.
OON: Out of Network.
* Per day rate change effective October 1, 2018.
** When TRICARE Prime enrollees other than active duty service members self-refer to specialty or non-emergent inpatient care without a referral from a
  network provider and/or authorization from the regional contractor, the TRICARE Point of Service deductible and copayment applies in lieu of TRICARE
  Prime copayments.


      Table 2--TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select Out of Pocket Expenses for CY19--Active Duty Family Members
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                                    Select Group A      Select Group B     Prime ** Group A    Prime ** Group B
                                       ADFM CY19           ADFM CY19           ADFM CY19           ADFM CY19
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Annual enrollment fee:
    Individual..................  $0................  $0................                  $0                  $0

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    Family......................  $0................  $0................                   0                   0
Annual Deductible:
    E1-E4, individual...........  $50...............  $51...............                   0                   0
    E1-E4, family...............  $100..............  $102..............                   0                   0
    E5 & above, individual......  $150..............  $154..............                   0                   0
    E5 & above, family..........  $300..............  $308..............                   0                   0
Annual catastrophic cap.........  $1,000............  $1,028............               1,000               1,028
Preventive visit................  $0................  $0................                   0                   0
Primary care....................  $21 (IN)..........  $15 (IN)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
Specialty care..................  $31 (IN)..........  $25 (IN)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
ER visit........................  $83 (IN)..........  $41 (IN)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
Urgent care center visit........  $21 (IN)..........  $20 (IN)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
Ambulatory surgery..............  $25 (IN)..........  $25 (IN)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
Ambulance, outpatient ground....  $76 (IN)..........  $15 (IN)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
Ambulance, outpatient air.......  20% (IN or OON)...  20% (IN or OON)...                   0                   0
Durable medical equipment.......  15% (IN)..........  10% (ON)..........                   0                   0
                                  20% (OON).........  20% (OON).........
Inpatient admission.............  * $19.05 per day;   $61 per adm. (IN);                   0                   0
                                   $25 min. per        20% (OON).
                                   admission.
Inpatient SNF/rehab facility....  *$19.05 per day;    $25 per day (IN);                    0                   0
                                   $25 min. per        $51 per day (OON).
                                   admission.
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IN: In Network.
OON: Out of Network.
* Per day rate change effective October 1, 2018.
** When TRICARE Prime enrollees other than active duty service members self-refer to specialty or non-emergent
  inpatient care without a referral from a network provider and/or authorization from the regional contractor,
  the TRICARE Point of Service deductible and copayment applies in lieu of TRICARE Prime copayments.

    The above rates are effective for services rendered on or after 
January 1, 2019 unless otherwise indicated.

    Dated: April 5, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-07067 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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