---
title: "How to enroll in TRICARE for Life (Medicare-eligible retirees)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/howto/enroll-tricare-for-life.json"
tags: ["howto"]
---

# How to enroll in TRICARE for Life (Medicare-eligible retirees)

`GET /api/v1/howto/enroll-tricare-for-life.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://warriorsfund.org`
- URL: `https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/enroll-tricare-for-life.json`
- Auth: none declared

5-step Schema.org HowTo for TFL — secondary to Medicare for ~2M military retirees age 65+. CRITICAL TRAP: failure to enroll in Medicare Part B causes COMPLETE LOSS of TRICARE coverage. DEERS verification, automatic TFL activation, TRICARE Pharmacy Program ($0 generic mail-order), any-Medicare-provider access, working-past-65 special enrollment period.

## Response `200`

HowTo entity

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