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Great health care is more than just appointments and treatments. With My Military Health, you’ll enjoy a simpler health care experience – with more opportunities for virtual care. Powered by advanced digital tools, My Military Health helps you engage in your health when, where, and how you need to. Learn more about DHA's New Model of Care!

My Military Health: Improving the Patient Experience

Great health care is more than just appointments and treatments. With My Military Health, you’ll enjoy a simpler health care experience – with more opportunities for virtual care. Powered by advanced digital tools, My Military Health helps you engage in your health when, where, and how you need to. Learn more about DHA's New Model of Care!

The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

Visit our new Virtual Education Center!

The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

Did You Know? If you or any family member experiences a Qualifying Life Event, all eligible family members can make a change to their TRICARE health plan within a 90-day window. The only other time you can make changes is during TRICARE Open Season. To learn more, visit: https://tricare.mil/lifeevents.

How to Make Enrollment Changes Outside of TRICARE Open Season

Did You Know? If you or any family member experiences a Qualifying Life Event, all eligible family members can make a change to their TRICARE health plan within a 90-day window. The only other time you can make changes is during TRICARE Open Season. To learn more, visit: https://tricare.mil/lifeevents.

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TRICARE News and Updates

Provide Feedback for Clinical Practice Guidelines in Joint DOD, VA Patient Focus Groups: Osteoarthritis on June 27

Did you know you can help improve health care for service members, veterans, and their family members? You’re invited to join virtual focus groups! The next focus group will discuss osteoarthritis care on June 27 at 2 p.m. ET.

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Keep an Eye on Your Vision Health With TRICARE

About 11 million Americans over age 12 need vision correction, according to the CDC. Do you know if you’re one of them? Getting routine eye exams to monitor your eyesight can help detect and prevent eye diseases early.

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Unlock Your Health: How to Report Fraud and Abuse With TRICARE

Health care fraud and abuse harms everyone. TRICARE is committed to protecting the health information of service members, retirees, and their family members. You can help by knowing how to spot fraud or abuse—and by reporting it when you see it.

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Your TRICARE Checklist for Moving

Are you preparing to move to a new location? Now is the best time to make sure your TRICARE benefits are ready to move with you. Here’s a TRICARE checklist to help you prepare for your move and what you may need to do after you get to your new location.

86th Medical Group News and Updates

Katharine Cutler, 86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron health promotions coordinator, goes over the recipe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 12, 2022. Inperson cooking demonstrations are one of many services the Health Promotion team provides – they also offer medical nutrition therapy, offer bi-monthly nutrition classes, administer Body Composition Assessments and offer one-on-one tobacco cessations and health coaching. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan Lazaro)

Ramstein Health Promotions team cooks up healthy habits

“Health Promotion is the art and science of helping individuals, commands and the military community improve their health-related behaviors and outcomes,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Carrissa Thomas, 86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron registered dietitian.

Ramstein blood donation expands; saves lives

Ramstein blood donation expands; saves lives

The Armed Services Blood Program conducted a blood drive Aug. 29-30, 2022, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Holweger, 86th Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of the Immunizations Clinic, prepares a vaccine at Ramstein Air Base Germany, Aug. 18, 2022. Holweger and the rest of his team at the immunizations Clinic on base are prepared to issue the Novavax vaccine to those interested. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

Ramstein now offers Novavax vaccine

The 86th Medical Group is now offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to members 18 years and older in the Kaiserslautern Military Community.

Airmen assigned to the 86th Medical Group discuss training for medics regarding the new ElectroCardiogram (EKG) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 3, 2022. An EKG takes a snapshot of a patient's cardiac rhythms, which helps medical providers diagnose and treat dysrhythmia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

Latasha Smith: Warrior against COVID-19

Since Jan. 4, 2021, more than 37,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Airmen and eligible beneficiaries, with the help of an astounding Airman.

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