Definition of Oxymoron Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. The common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting meanings, such as âcruel kindness,â or âliving deathâ.
TRICARE Retired Reserve â Premiums (~$391/ mo for member; ~$961 for family plan): 1  Available to Retired members or the Guard or Reserves. 2  Equivalent to TRICARE Reserve Select, however, there are no premium subsidies, so you pay entire cost of premiums.nd itâs fairly expensive, at least compared to what you may be used to. Without subsidies, TRICARE Retired Reserve comes in at roughly $361/mo for the individual, and about $961/mo for a family plan.
The first alternative would raise the enrollment fees, deductibles, and copayments for working-age military retirees who want to use TRICARE, as follows: 1  Beginning in 2015, beneficiaries with single coverage could enroll in TRICARE Prime by paying a $550 annual fee.nder the second alternative, discretionary outlays would be reduced by $71 billion from 2015 to 2023. The budgetary impact of the second alternative would be substantially larger because it would affect more TRICARE Prime users.