TRICARE beneficiaries can ‘stay alert’ through new electronic delivery service Published Sept. 16, 2008 By Ric Carlson 21st Medical Group PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Need the latest TRICARE benefit news and don't want to hunt for it? Get it electronically -- straight from TRICARE. From the latest beneficiary newsletters and changes in coverage, to pharmacy updates and news releases, all 9.2 million TRICARE beneficiaries now have an easy way to stay informed by e-mail. A new electronic delivery system is up and running and subscribing is fast and secure by clicking on the "little red envelope" at www.tricare.mil. TRICARE has offered some limited e-mail delivery options in the past, but this new subscription service enables everyone interested in TRICARE news to sign up for a wide range of topics. It's one-stop shopping. Subscribers can choose alerts by topics or beneficiary category, and delivery is safe and secure - an e-mail address is the only information collected. Subscribers also have a unique page they can manage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can choose to be notified as soon as the news or benefit changes are posted or select daily, weekly or monthly updates. One of TRICARE's highest priorities is communicating with beneficiaries and providers. E-mail is now the method most people use to receive news and that will only continue to increase. This new service helps TRICARE take advantage of the technology. The new subscription service also links users to similar alerts available on other Military Health System web sites including www.health.mil, which features MHS news, debates, videos and blogs; as well as Force Health Protection and Readiness and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Partnership subscription options with other health-related federal Web sites currently include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and DisabilityInfo.gov. TRICARE's e-alerts are sent through GovDelivery, which also provides services to dozens of other Department of Defense and federal agencies, including the FBI, the United States departments of Health and Human Services, the CDC and the United States Food and Drug Administration.