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 federal program that provides health insurance to military members and their families. Eligibility for Tricare is governed by federal law, and the military member has little control over whether his family members have Tricare benefits. If you are listed as a dependent of your spouse in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility System, you are eligible for Tricare coverage.