The higher prices for Tricare Retired Reserve might be a way for the DoD to encourage Reserve members to continue drilling instead of retiring before age 60. Retired Reserve members are eligible forTricare Prime or Selectfrom age 60 until age 65, when they would transition toTricare for Life. ...
If you aren’t eligible to receive premium-free Part A under your spouse’s (or former spouse’s) Social Security number, you continue to be eligible for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select past your 65th birthday. Married/divorced (spouse younger than age 62): You continue to be eligible fo...
Once retired Guard and Reserve members reach the full retirement age of 60, they will be eligible forTricare PrimeorTricare Select. They will also be eligible to apply forTricare Young Adultfor eligible dependents. At age 65, they will become eligible forTricare for Life. Gray Area Retiree Pay...