What is the difference between TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra?
A.TRICARE Standard and Extra are interchangeable. You can go to any authorized provider under TRICARE Standard or any network provider under TRICARE Extra. You have freedom of choice when visiting a doctor. For military retirees and eligible dependents, TRICARE pays 75% of the TRICARE Standard allowable amount or 80% of the TRICARE Extra negotiated amount, after your $150 individual/$300 family deductible has been met. After the Supplement Plan deductible is met, the Supplement Plan pays half of your TRICARE Standard deductible (if you are enrolled in the Comprehensive Plan), plus your 20 or 25% cost share and 100% of covered excess charges up to the legal limit when providers do not accept assignment or when nonparticipating providers are used.
