TRICARE Switches to myAuth for Online Services
TRICARE enrollees who use DS Logon, the legacy system for accessing TRICARE, have a limited time to make the switch to the DoD’s new login system, myAuth.
DS Logon is scheduled to be terminated by the end of fiscal year 2026, and according to the TRICARE official site, “each of the platforms that support your TRICARE benefit will switch from DS Logon to myAuth. MilConnect and ID Card Office Online have already made this switch.”
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TRICARE Switches to myAuth for Online Services
This move has been in the works for some time, but it did not affect approximately 9.6 million people enrolled in TRICARE until 2026. The overhaul replaces the legacy DS Logon system by the end of fiscal year 2026 and affects every TRICARE beneficiary category regardless of duty status or geographic location.
The Department of Defense started these changes to address security vulnerabilities in older online authentication options and is part of a broader strategy to address security issues for all Department of Defense digital assets by the end of 2026.
Migrating to myAuth
The migration to myAuth applies to every person who accesses military health benefits through digital portals, including but not limited to:
- Active Duty Service Members and Families in all branches of the military. Spouses and dependent children registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System must use myAuth to view health records and referrals.
- National Guard and Reserve Members, active, inactive members, and their families.
- Retired Service Members and Families
- TRICARE For Life Beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and TRICARE are affected.
- Survivors of deceased service members must use the new system to manage ongoing benefits.
- Former Spouses who remain eligible for TRICARE following a divorce or annulment under specific Department of Defense rules are included in this transition.
- TRICARE Young Adult Enrollees up to age 26 who purchase premium-based coverage must use myAuth for enrollment and billing tasks.
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Approximately 3.3 million people receive care directly at military treatment facilities and use the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal for appointment scheduling and viewing laboratory results. The remaining population relies on private-sector care networks managed by Humana Military, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, and International SOS. All these portals are changing to myAuth integration to comply with the 2026 deadline.
The Department of Defense categorizes beneficiaries into Group A, which includes those who joined before January 1, 2018, and Group B, which includes those who joined on or after that date.
While their out-of-pocket costs and enrollment fees differ, both groups are equally affected by the myAuth transition. Accessing 2026 health plan costs and participating in the annual open season requires a secure, functioning login.
Preparation for the Switch to myAuth
Verify your contact information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System. Current email and phone numbers are required for multi-factor authentication codes used by myAuth, and waiting until the end of fiscal year 2026 to transition may delay care if you encounter technical issues during the decommissioning of DS Logon. See the TRICARE official site for more information about switching to myAuth.
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Editor-in-Chief Joe Wallace is a 13-year veteran of the United States Air Force and a former reporter/editor for Air Force Television News and the Pentagon Channel. His freelance work includes contract work for Motorola, VALoans.com, and Credit Karma. He is co-founder of Dim Art House in Springfield, Illinois, and spends his non-writing time as an abstract painter, independent publisher, and occasional filmmaker.
