MetLife Selected as Provider for TRICARE Dental Program
June 28 2011 - 8:52AM
Business Wire
MetLife, which has been administering oral health benefits for
U.S. workers and their families for nearly 50 years, has been
chosen by TRICARE Management Activity to be the provider of
comprehensive dental coverage to family members of uniformed
services active duty personnel, as well as members of the selected
reserve and individual ready reserve and their eligible family
members around the world.
“MetLife is looking forward to the opportunity to provide
quality dental coverage and oral health educational programs to the
more than two million TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) beneficiaries,”
said William J. Mullaney, president, MetLife U.S. Business. “We
believe that our program provides TDP beneficiaries with great
value and flexibility, including lower premiums and access to a
dental provider network that is significantly larger than the
current network.”
MetLife’s Preferred Dentist Program is one of the country’s
largest participating provider dental networks with more than
150,000 provider locations. TDP beneficiaries will have greater
choice and opportunities to reduce out-of-pocket expenses when they
visit participating dentists. Under the TDP, beneficiaries will
have the freedom to utilize any dentist of their choice and receive
benefits for covered services. Significant discounts apply when
using in-network dental providers. In addition, when the MetLife
program becomes effective, TDP beneficiaries will begin enjoying
new and enhanced benefits, including an increase in the annual
maximum.
“MetLife’s offering provides additional benefits and savings
designed to encourage beneficiaries to seek the level of oral
health care that is most appropriate for themselves and their
families,” added Mullaney. “Good oral health is essential
considering the extensive research linking certain oral diseases
and overall medical health.”
MetLife is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), a leading
global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit
programs, serving 90 million customers in over 60 countries.
Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife holds leading
market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia
Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit
www.metlife.com.
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