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.
The military now offers a health insurance system, which is known as TRICARE. There are different options within this insurance plan, such as TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Extra and TRICARE for Life.