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 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) allow employees to continue healthcare coverage beyond the benefit termination date. 1988: tricare The CHAMPUS Reform Initiative (CRI) of1988 resulted in a new program, TRICARE, which includes options such as TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Extra, TRICARE Standard.