Hi all! Hopefully people still lurk on this thread...
I am recently diagnosed - 2.5x2.6x3.4cm AN on the right side. I am Active-Duty Air Force and looking for some advice for dealing with Tricare and MTF's.
I was told by my case manager that I could get a referral to a civilian provider, however I would not receive any travel pay unless I followed a few steps which basically amount to:
1) Get a referral to an MTF, which would probably be Balboa or Walter Reed?
2) If the MTF cannot treat, get referral to providers in the local area
3) If local providers cannot treat, get referral to the closest non-local provider that can provide adequate care (probably not the place I want to go).
So I know somewhere in that chain of events that must happen, people are going to say they can provide the treatment - which is probably technically true, but I don't want someone who does this like once a year working on me. Does anyone have experience dealing with Tricare or MTF's to throw the "BS" flag?.
I can of course always just get the referral to a civilian provider of my choice, but I would like to keep the door open to getting paid to travel if possible...
FWIW I am in Las Vegas, so relatively close to UCSD, UCLA, Stanford, Mayo etc
