The TRICARE Premium Reimbursement Program provides reimbursement for the member-only monthly premium for TRICARE coverage for eligible service members.
Application Process
Make sure to have a vendor ID by creating an account at AdvantageVSS - SIGMA VSS. Service members seeking premium reimbursement must submit their request at Submit Reimbursement Request.
- Submissions must be within 30 days of the end of the quarter
- Include your Chain of Command for certification
Eligibility
- Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Soldiers and Airmen and must be in good standing.
- Is not under MCMJ (Michigan Code of Military Justice) or UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) action.
- Is not AWOL (Absent Without Leave).
- Is not under suspension of favorable actions (Army) or adverse administrative actions (Air) in accordance with applicable regulation and policy.
- Is not flagged for the Service Fitness Test within the last 12 months for M-DAY and within the last 6 months for AGR members; or has a physical profile exempting them from completing a fitness test.
- Is not flagged for Height/Weight (HT/WT) and must have a compliant date within no greater than 8 months prior to applying for the benefit for M-DAY and AGR.
- Service member is uninsured
- Service member’s employer does not provide insurance
- Service member is in traditional (non-full time) Michigan National Guard status
- Service member is enrolled in and has paid for TRICARE coverage
- Service member not eligible for enrollment in employer-sponsored medical insurance through their own civilian employer
- Service member not eligible for enrollment in a spouse’s medical insurance program
- Service member is not eligible to be enrolled on a parent’s health plan (for example, because they are age 26 or older younger on the first day of the month, or the parent’s plan does not offer dependent coverage, or the service member does not meet the plan’s dependent eligibility criteria)
- Service member is not enrolled in any other medical coverage that would duplicate the program’s benefits
- Service member has completed Advanced Individual or Technical Training
- Service members are not eligible for Medicaid
Reimbursement Amount
This bridging program provides a reimbursement of up to the service member’s monthly member-only portion TRICARE premium for TRICARE Reserve Select Member only and TRICARE Dental member-only, for eligible Michigan National Guard traditional (M Day/DSG drill status) service members enrolled in member-only TRICARE coverage. Family coverage is not reimbursable. Reimbursements are paid only to the service member.
The current cost for TRICARE Reserve Select Member only is $57.88 monthly and $8.65 monthly for TRICARE Dental.
Assistance is funded based on a first come, first served basis as determined by the submission date of the reimbursement request. This benefit will be paused when available funds are exhausted.
Primary Contact
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
State Operations - Office of Financial Services
3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Lansing, MI 48906
Phone: 517-481-7640
Fax: 517-481-7644
Email: dmva-member-benefit-prog@michigan.gov
