Start 2023 Knowing Your TRICARE Plan’s Catastrophic Cap

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FALLS CHURCH, Va.  –  What will happen if doctor visits, medical tests, or even hospital stays start to pile up this year? How will it affect your family’s finances? Fortunately, there’s a set maximum amount you’ll pay out of pocket each year for TRICARE covered services. This amount is known as the catastrophic cap, and it resets every year on Jan. 1.
 
“The TRICARE catastrophic cap is an important part of your health care coverage to understand,” said Debra Fisher, TRICARE Health Plan policy and programs analyst at the Defense Health Agency. “The catastrophic cap helps protect you because it limits your annual out-of-pocket costs for TRICARE covered services.”