Mountain Home AFB 366th Medical Group

02/26/2026

Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Lower your risk by increasing fiber in your diet. 🥦

Learn about your options for Colorectal Cancer screenings at: Tricare.mil/ColorectalCancerExams

02/25/2026

Defense Health Agency requests you provide feedback in joint patient focus groups: mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI.

Have you experienced a mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI, also known as a concussion? The Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration would like to hear from you. Together, they’re hosting a virtual focus group on Friday, March 20 at 1 p.m. ET, inviting patients to share their experiences living with and recovering from mTBI.

This initiative aims to learn directly from patients to help shape clinical practice guidelines for treatment across military and veteran communities.

“Our team is seeking any patient that has a diagnosis of mTBI—or had an alteration due to loss of consciousness, such as post-traumatic amnesia,” said Lynn Young, RN, BSN, CIC, Office of Evidence-Based Practice, Medical Affairs at the Defense Health Agency. “Sharing your experience will help inform discussions and generate inputs for the clinical practice guideline.”

Each focus group needs nine volunteers and lasts about two hours. Participants will provide feedback on a new clinical practice guideline for mTBI. The deadline to register is Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m. ET.

Requirements

You can join if:

• Your doctor diagnosed you with the condition related to the topic
• You’re at least 18 years old
• You get most of your care for this condition at a military hospital or clinic

What you’ll do

During the virtual session, you’ll:

• Discuss your experiences in a small group led by a facilitator
• Review and comment on the final draft of the treatment guidelines

Note that your personally identifiable information won’t be included in the guideline.

How to register

Email the Defense Health Agency CPG Group mailbox at dha.ncr.medical-affairs.mbx.cqi-cpg@health.mil. Please put the focus group topic in your subject line.

Additional clinical practice guidelines on the following topics are also in development:

• Chronic multiple system illness
• Substance use disorders
• Lower back pain

DHA will make another announcement once dates and times for these topics have been set.

You can join more than one focus group, but you must sign up for each one separately. Watch the TRICARE Newsroom for dates and sign-up deadlines for upcoming focus groups.

A joint DHA and VA focus groups would like to hear from you if you've experienced a mild traumatic brain injury.

02/25/2026

As young adults reach major milestones, their TRICARE health coverage options may change. Understanding those options early can help you make confident decis...

02/25/2026

“Scam websites can look very convincing,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Tara L. Conner, Chief Health Informatics Officer, Health Informatics Division at the Defense Health Agency. “Official MHS GENESIS Patient Portal access always starts through trusted, secure sources and has a URL that ends with .mil. If something doesn’t look right, stop and check before proceeding.”

While online tools like MHS GENESIS make access to health care easier, it’s important to exercise caution.

Online scammers can and do create fake websites that look like official pages to trick you into sharing personal information.

Learn more about identifying fake sites and protecting your health information: https://bit.ly/46JFPhR

02/24/2026

Confused about referrals and pre-authorizations? 🤔 We’ve got you covered.

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02/23/2026

02/12/2026

Are you enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program? You should know that new premium rates will be in effect March 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2027. Take a look and find the premium rate you’ll be paying in

02/12/2026

The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal will be offline for scheduled maintenance on February 12, 2026, from 12:30–1:30 a.m. ET.

02/11/2026

02/05/2026

Are you getting ready to retire from active duty or the National Guard or Reserve? You should know there are some steps to take to ensure your TRICARE coverage continues as you make the transition to