Health Net Federal Services, a private contractor, will reduce the number of employees at the office to five from eight, according to Marie Vanover, a Wright-Patterson spokeswoman.
The typical visits to the centers are for billing-related questions, handling in-and-out processing transfer requests, and changing primary care providers, according to the Pentagon.
Those services are available online or over the telephone, said Kevin J. Dwyer, a Defense Health Agency spokesman.
Tricare benefactors may log online at www.tricare.mil/TSC or call (877) 874-2273 for assistance with administrative issues, according to the health care program.
The change will not affect Tricare benefits or the delivery of health care, the Pentagon said.
The Wright-Patterson office will remain open for contractor employees who handle briefings to National Guard and reserve troops on Tricare programs, and to distribute materials, among other tasks, Dwyer said.
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