Petition updateEqual TRICARE Access for Puerto Rico Military Retirees and FamiliesYour Story Can Help Strengthen This Petition

charles o crespoDover, DE, United States

Jun 22, 2026
Your Story Can Help Strengthen This Petition
Thank you to everyone who has already signed this petition. Every signature matters, and your support is helping move this issue forward.
Now I am asking for one more thing:
If you have personally experienced challenges using TRICARE in Puerto Rico, please share your story in the petition comments.
Your experience adds real value to this effort.
Numbers matter, but stories give those numbers a face, a family, and a reason. Congress and decision-makers need to understand that this is not just a policy issue. This affects military retirees, spouses, children, caregivers, and families who depend on TRICARE access that works in real life.
If you had trouble finding a provider, getting appointments, dealing with billing issues, being denied by offices, needing to travel, paying out of pocket, or worrying about your family’s healthcare after retirement, your story matters.
You do not need to write a long statement. A few honest sentences can make a difference.
The veteran may receive care through the VA, but many spouses and children depend on TRICARE. When TRICARE access fails in Puerto Rico, the whole family feels it.
Please share your story, and please continue sharing the petition with your family, friends, veteran networks, and contacts outside Puerto Rico.
Your signature helps.
Your share helps.
Your story gives this petition power.
Thank you for helping make this issue impossible to ignore.
Please sign, comment, and share:
https://www.change.org/p/equal-tricare-access-for-puerto-rico-military-retirees-and-families
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