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Category Archives: Benefits
Tricare Help: Will baby be covered by boyfriend’s Tricare?
Q. My boyfriend is in the Army, and I am covered under my parents’ insurance. I am pregnant, and my insurance will cover the labor and delivery of the baby. After the baby is born, will the child fall under … Continue reading
Tricare Help: What if estranged husband won’t let us get IDs?
Q. My estranged husband of 26 years is an Army retiree and has been extremely hostile since I left our abusive relationship. In the 2½ years we have been separated, he has disobeyed every court order issued for child support … Continue reading
Dempsey: No retirement overhaul anytime soon
The Defense Department’s highest-ranking officer said changes to the military retirement system are unlikely anytime soon and today’s troops can expect to be grandfathered under the current rules.
Army (brat) strong: Heisman winner Robert Griffin III learned ethic of hard work from soldier parents
It was a miserably cold fall Friday night in central Texas when Staff Sgt. Robert Griffin Jr. looked down into the eyes of his 11-year-old son and knew something special was going on.
Express Scripts fight hurting Walgreens chain
NEW YORK — Walgreens first-quarter earnings fell more than 4 percent due in part to a slow flu season and its split with the Express Scripts pharmacy network.
Tricare Help: If other health insurance is available, do we have to take it?
Q. My husband has Tricare Prime. He is considering a full-time job with full benefits. If health insurance is an optional benefit, does Tricare require that he take it?
La. lawmakers may enhance veterans’ benefits
BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawmakers are considering whether to broaden a program for permanently disabled veterans and to loosen rules on Louisiana’s free college tuition program so more veterans can be eligible, members of the House and Senate veterans affairs … Continue reading
Tricare Help: Supplemental advised for Tricare for Life overseas users
Q. You have written that “under Tricare for Life, you must get all your civilian medical care from Medicare providers only.” That’s only if you expect Medicare to pay its portion under Tricare for Life, right? I live overseas and … Continue reading
Expert: U.S. health care must better serve vets
The Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Department have appropriate protocols for treating service members and veterans with mental health problems but the departments — and the health care system nationwide — must beef up programs so troops are guaranteed access now … Continue reading
Investigation of VA mental health care sought
Leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee have asked the Veterans Affairs Department inspector general to investigate alleged failings to provide timely mental health care appointments for former service members.