Becker's Healthcare December 5, 2025
Tricare Prime Demo by CareSource Military and Veterans is coming to Tampa, Fla., and Atlanta next year.
Through the Department of Defense, Tricare offers health plans to uniformed service members, retirees and their families. CareSource Military and Veterans President Holly Joers explained to Becker’s how the insurer is getting in on the action.
So far, the plan has taken one big step to ease administrative burden and boost care access: Eliminating referrals for in-network care.
In Tricare Prime, members often have to work with their primary care manager — their main provider — to get a referral for specialty care, get that referral approved by a regional contractor and then wait to hear back before they can book an appointment....







