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 Department of Defenseâs health benefit programfor the military community. It consists of TRICARE Prime, (anHMO style plan), TRICARE Extra (a PPO style plan) and TRICAREStandard, (an indemnity plan). The TRICARE Supplement Planhelps pay copayments, cost shares and applicable Excess Chargesunder TRICARE.