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Category Archives: Benefits
Expanded Tricare for children would carry fee
Tricare health benefits for older children would not be free to their parents under a bill introduced in the House to ensure military parents are not left out of a key early benefit of the national health care reform bill.The … Continue reading
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Tagged defense authorization bill, health, Heinrich, N.M., Rep. Martin Heinrich
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Expanded Tricare for children would carry fee
Tricare health benefits for older children would not be free to their parents under a bill introduced in the House to ensure military parents are not left out of a key early benefit of the national health care reform bill.The … Continue reading
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Tagged defense authorization bill, health, Heinrich, N.M., Rep. Martin Heinrich
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VFW apologizes for barb on health care reform
The commander of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans has issued an unusual apology for stating that President Obama’s national health care reform initiative is “betraying” veterans.Thomas Tradewell Sr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, issued a … Continue reading
VFW apologizes for barb on health care reform
The commander of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans has issued an unusual apology for stating that President Obama’s national health care reform initiative is “betraying” veterans.Thomas Tradewell Sr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, issued a … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Calif., health, President Obama, Rep. Bob Filner, Robert Gates, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Thomas Tradewell Sr., Vietnam
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Combat troops now get extra time off
A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, enlisted personnel management, Iraq, leave, Sam, U.S.
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Combat troops now get extra time off
Service members deployed for 270 days or more in Iraq or Afghanistan now qualify for 15 days of “administrative absence” on top of their regular annual leave, under a new nonchargeable rest and recuperation policy announced by the Pentagon on … Continue reading
Combat troops get 15 extra days of leave
A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, enlisted personnel management, Iraq, leave, Sam, U.S.
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Tricare upgrade for children being studied
National health care reform, which could be signed into law this week, has a key new benefit for families that will not apply to military families enrolled in the Tricare health insurance program.A key expansion of benefits in the Patient … Continue reading