Official - Adjective. 1  As an adjective, official often, but not always, means pertaining to the government, as state employee or having state recognition, or analogous to governance or to a formal (especially legally regulated) proceeding as opposed to informal business.
Tricare (styled TRICARE), formerly known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), is a health care program of the United States Department of Defense Military Health System.
TRICARE is the health care program serving active duty service. members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, their. families, survivors and certain former spouses worldwide. As a. major component of the Military Health System, TRICARE. brings together the health care resources of the uniformed.