TRICARE Prime Atlanta and TRICARE Prime Tampa

TRICARE Prime options administered by CareSource Military & Veterans, a Competitive Plans Demonstration

Do you live in the Atlanta, Georgia or Tampa, Florida metropolitan area? Your TRICARE health plan options are about to expand.

Starting in January 2026, TRICARE Prime Atlanta and TRICARE Prime Tampa options will bring more choices to eligible beneficiaries. These are administered by CareSource Military & Veterans, as part of the Competitive Plans Demonstration. Enrollees will get comprehensive care solely through CSMV's network of primary and specialty careSpecialized medical/surgical diagnosis, treatment, or services a primary care provider isn’t qualified to provide. providers.

TRICARE is always evolving. By participating in these plan options, you can help determine how TRICARE continues to deliver quality health care for you and your family members.

  • If you’re a retiree, a family member of a retiree, or survivor, your enrollment fees are waived for the first 12 months, regardless of when you enroll with CSMV. After the first year, you'll pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees. (Note: Active duty service members, their family members, and transitional survivors don’t pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees.)
  • You won’t need to get referrals to see network providers.
  • CSMV will help you choose a primary care manager.
  • CSMV will also provide:
    • Care coordination
    • Disease and safety management programs
    • Virtual health services
    • A 24/7 nurse advice line

All care will be administered through CSMV’s provider network.

Note: If you enroll in TRICARE Prime Atlanta or TRICARE Prime Tampa, you can only get care at a military hospital or clinic in an emergency. You won’t be able to use the Humana Military provider network. You also won’t be able to use the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line, as CSMV has its own advice line for beneficiaries.

But you’ll still fill your prescriptions through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program. This means you can still use military pharmacies and TRICARE’s retail network pharmacies, as described in the TRICARE Pharmacy Program Overview Fact Sheet.

You must live in the Atlanta or Tampa metropolitan area.

You’re eligible if you live in one of these designated geographic areas and you’re:

You aren’t eligible if you:

If you’re eligible, you can enroll during the next TRICARE Open Season, which runs from November to December 2025. Your coverage starts on Jan. 1, 2026.

If you’re eligible, you’ll hear more about how you can enroll later this year. For more information about TRICARE Prime Atlanta and TRICARE Prime Tampa, follow this page for updates as they become available.

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Last Updated 5/9/2025