TRICARE is the health care program for uniformed service members, their families, and survivors. TRICARE uses military treatment facilities (also known as direct care) as the main delivery system and augments direct care with a network of civilian providers and facilities to provide timely access and high quality service while maintaining the capability to support military operations.
The program is available worldwide and managed regionally in six separate TRICARE regions jointly by the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) and TRICARE Regional Offices.