A cognitive assessment is an examination conducted to determine someone's level of cognitive function. There are a number of reasons to perform such an exam, and this test can be administered by a mental health professional, neurologist, or education professional, depending on how it is to be used.
The passage of the Health Care Reform Act, which requires insurers to provide coverage for dependent children up to age 26, has left many TRICARE beneficiaries asking what that would mean to their older dependent children since the current age limit for TRICARE is 21, or age 23 if the child is a full-time student.
Beginning October 1, 2012, military retirees and their beneficiaries are only eligible to be members of the Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan until they reach age 65. When military retirees and their beneficiaries turn age 65, they will transition to TRICARE for Life and Medicare for health care coverage.