Category Archives: Benefits

Montgomery GI Bill rates up 4.2 percent

Montgomery GI Bill benefits will increase 4.2 percent on Friday, to a maximum of $1,426 a month for full-time students who spent three or more years on active-duty.

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Lawmakers seek ways to pay for GI Bill upgrades

Improvements in the Post-9/11 GI Bill may have to be put off until next year if lawmakers cannot find a way to pay for changes, a key House lawmaker has warned.

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Lawmakers seek ways to pay for GI Bill upgrades

Improvements in the Post-9/11 GI Bill may have to be put off until next year if lawmakers cannot find a way to pay for changes, a key House lawmaker has warned.

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House veterans panel passes six benefits bills

The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved six bills on Wednesday, including an omnibus bill creating a new veterans’ job-training program, excluding some insurance or court settlements from counting as income that would reduce or stop pensions, and doubling $2,000 the … Continue reading

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House veterans panel passes six benefits bills

The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved six bills on Wednesday, including an omnibus bill creating a new veterans’ job-training program, excluding some insurance or court settlements from counting as income that would reduce or stop pensions, and doubling $2,000 the … Continue reading

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Tricare Overseas eliminates up-front payments

Overseas Tricare Prime beneficiaries will no longer have to pay up front for services under a new Tricare Overseas contract that begins Sept. 1.

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Tricare Overseas eliminates up-front payments

Overseas Tricare Prime beneficiaries will no longer have to pay up front for services under a new Tricare Overseas contract that begins Sept. 1.

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Tricare prices set for gray-area retirees

Tricare health benefits for so-called “gray area” retirees will cost $388.31 a month for single coverage and $976.41 a month for families, under proposed rules for the new program announced Friday.

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Tricare prices set for gray-area retirees

Tricare health benefits for so-called “gray area” retirees will cost $388.31 a month for single coverage and $976.41 a month for families, under proposed rules for the new program announced Friday.

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Senators worry for-profit schools cheat vets

A congressional report about possible abuses of federal financial aid by for-profit colleges and universities has prompted two key senators to ask whether service members and veterans are really getting a quality education when they use GI Bill education benefits … Continue reading

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