Policy lags arise because government actions are not instantaneous. The use of any stabilization policy encounters time lags between the onset of an economic problem, such as a business-cycle contraction or the onset of inflation, and the full impact of the policy designed to correct the problem.
TRICARE Reserve Select is a premium-based plan availalbe worldwide for qualified Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve and their families. If purchased, TRICARE Reserve Select is minimum essential coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
From the Military Times website Military families, including retiree families, will pay lower co-payments than previously announced for the new TRICARE Select plan, according to a Friday announcement in the Federal Register. TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra were replaced Monday by a single plan called TRICARE Select.