[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 67695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27771]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Intent To Expand Implementation of the TRICARE Program 
in Alaska

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs announces the intent to expand implementation of the TRICARE 
Program in Alaska. The expansion will require the Managed Care Support 
contractor to develop and operate a TRICARE civilian preferred provider 
network under 32 CFR 199.17(p) in two Prime Service Areas in the state 
of Alaska. Eligible TRICARE beneficiaries will be permitted to enroll 
in Prime with assignment to Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Primary 
Care Managers (PCMs) consistent with the established priorities 
provided in 32 CFR 199.17(c) or assignment to a PCM within the TRICARE 
civilian preferred provider network. The program will be offered to the 
Prime Service Areas around the MTFs located on Fort Wainwright and 
Eielson Air Force Base.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC Stephen Oates, TRICARE Policy and 
Operations Directorate, TRICARE Management Activity, 5111 Leesburg 
Pike, Suite 810, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, (703) 681-0039.

    Dated: October 21, 2010.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-27771 Filed 11-2-10; 8:45 am]
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