Posted by allisonm on April 19, 2000, at 21:09:44
In reply to Re: Hi Maxine,, posted by Maxine on April 18, 2000, at 13:34:46
Maxine,
You say you and your husband are stationed in Naples. Are you active military or a spouse?
If a spouse, do you have Tricare there or is it still CHAMPUS or something else? I do ombudsman work for the Coast Guard. We're just getting Tricare here. The biggest problem is that there are no military bases near here. It is a big pain trying to find private physicians who will accept Tricare or Champus. Is there another military base nearby where you might get a second opinion? Or even a reputable private doctor? I don't know a lot about chains of command, but could a corpsman help?
Anyway, I have some info on Tricare. I have not had to help anyone with second opinions, but it sounds like something to think about. I can dig around if that would help. Or Tricare has a website, too.
I may be way off base. Just some thoughts.
Best wishes.
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