Extension of 2017 Fiscal Year<\/strong><\/a> TRICARE currently calculates beneficiaries\u2019 enrollment fees, deductibles and catastrophic cap limits based on a fiscal year, which runs Oct. 1\u2013Sept. 30. Under the new TRICARE contract which will start Jan. 1, 2018, TRICARE is shifting to a calendar year (Jan. 1\u2013Dec. 31). Because of this shift, in 2017, your TRICARE patients\u2019 deductibles and catastrophic caps will include October through December 2017 out-of-pocket costs.
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