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  • Heart Attacks: All Hearts are NOT Created Equal

    You may have heard that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. What fewer people may know is that women are less likely to survive heart attacks than men. In fact, 38 percent of women compared with 25 percent of men will die within one year after a heart attack,

  • Keeping private things private; TriWest protects you

    We all know that it's important to protect your personal financial information; things like your Social Security number, bank account number, credit card number. It is equally important to protect your personal and potentially sensitive health information. TriWest Healthcare Alliance wants you to

  • Beat the holiday blues

    The holiday season can bring with it many feelings, ranging from excitement and wonder to sadness and disappointment. Anxiety about separations or losses can be intensified during the holidays. Uncertainty about the length of deployments and mission dangers can add to the stress of separation. Here

  • TRICARE Enhances Autism Services Coverage

    Active duty military families now have access to expanded services for autistic children under TRICARE. A new set of behavioral and educational benefits--the Enhanced Access to Autism Services Demonstration benefit--allows eligible beneficiaries to see a new category of providers as part of the

  • Healing Together: TRICARE Resources for Warrior Care

    They are returning from combat in record numbers. With scars seen and unseen, wounded members of the armed services are making their way through hospitals, clinics and facilities from one side of the world to the other. Advances in medical technology, personnel protection and battlefield medicine

  • Specialty care authorization and referral process

    Has your Primary Care Manager decided to refer you for specialty health care? TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the West Region TRICARE administrator, offers a powerful, easy-to-use online tool to help you schedule your specialty appointment more quickly than ever before: QuickAlert. QuickAlert,

  • Warming up is the key to staying injury free

    More than 25 million days of limited duty across the uniformed services each year can be directly linked to musculoskeletal injuries. Injuries such as ankle sprains, back pain, and tendon injuries are the greatest health threat to military readiness, according to the Uniformed Services University

  • Traveling the extra mile for TRICARE beneficiaries

    It's the bittersweet moment every military family is proud of, yet dreads at the same time. It's the teary words of good-bye versus the pride of serving one's country - deployment. In such a moment, service members want to know their loved ones will be taken care of during their absence. They want

  • TRICARE Prime for New Families

    If you're expecting a new addition to your family this year, you have a lot to think about and probably more than a few questions. Getting TRICARE Prime or Prime Remote coverage for your new child is one of the important things you should be thinking about, and now it's easier than ever. Whether