Card issued to active duty service members that may be used to present to providers when seeking medical care under the TRICARE Prime Remote program (see Figure M-2 ). Also known as a sponsor identification card .Military identification card for an active duty individual in the armed forces. It is used as the identification card for the TRICARE Prime Remote Program and is considered a sponsor identification card.

Individual who is retired from a career in the armed forces; also known as service retiree .

Credits recognizing that military personnel receive other cash payments and wages in kind (such as food and shelter) in addition to their basic pay.

Interruption of insurance coverage during the time period in which an insured is in the military.

Under the TRICARE program, all uniformed service hospitals. MTF also refers to certain former U.S. Public Health Services (USPHS) facilities now designated as Uniformed Service Treatment Facilities (USTF). Also known as military hospitals or uniformed service hospitals .