You may be eligible for treatment under TRICARE or may be protected by Mental Health and Addiction Insurance “Parity” laws. Assistance is available.
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Visit www.TRICARE.mil/CallUs to find the right phone number to call for assistance.
- Select “Health Plans”
- Select which TRICARE plan you’re using
- Select your country or zip code
Mental Health coverage under TRICARE
TRICARE provides comprehensive mental health coverage to:
- Active duty members
- Reserve component service members
- Retirees
- Families
TRICARE’s coverage is flexible to accommodate the needs of individual patients. There are no length-of-stay or day limits. Services include:
- Psychiatric outpatient
- Psychiatric inpatient
- Partial hospitalization
- Residential treatment services
- Substance use disorder treatment
You can learn more about TRICARE’s mental health coverage.
- Check to see what’s covered.
- See how to get mental health care.
- Look up your mental health costs.
- Download the Mental Health Care Services Fact Sheet.
- Watch a video about TRICARE’s mental health coverage.
In October 2016, the President’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force issued a final report that outlined recommendations and took some initial steps to implement the recommendations to further advance parity in behavioral health insurance benefits.