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Category Archives: Benefits
Tricare Help: Why won’t Tricare talk to me about daughter’s claim?
Q. My daughter attends college in another state. She is 20 and still covered by my Tricare. She called me recently because she was having trouble with a claim, but when I called Tricare to try to straighten it out, … Continue reading
Tricare Help: Can I drop Tricare Prime?
Q. I’m a retired reservist. My wife and I switched from Blue Cross Blue Shield’s federal program to Tricare Prime when I turned 60 last year. We had the BCBS plan suspended and used Prime as our primary insurance. Now, … Continue reading
Lawmakers warn of fight over Tricare increases
Members of a key Senate panel warned Pentagon officials Wednesday of a looming, lengthy debate on the Defense Department’s proposal to raise Tricare fees for military retirees, saying the increases unfairly target those who devoted their careers to the armed … Continue reading
Sens.: Grade schools that take GI Bill benefits
A new Senate bill proposes to create a consumer report card for every school covered by Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to disclose information about their policies on transferring credits to other schools, their average student loan debt, their course … Continue reading
New protest filed on Tricare West contract
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp. filed a protest Monday against the Pentagon’s decision to award the Tricare West region contract to UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services.
New applications accepted for Tricare Dental
Metropolitan Life, the company that will assume management of the Tricare Dental Program on May 1, has started taking new enrollment applications.
VA funding may depend on making cuts elsewhere
The powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee warned Wednesday that the fate of funding for veterans programs rests on whether other government spending can be brought under control.
IAVA unveils new Post-9/11 GI Bill calculator
A new GI Bill calculator developed by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America aims to let people know how much they can expect to receive in benefits and how much they’ll pay out of pocket.
DoD switches contractor for Tricare West
The Pentagon has awarded a contract worth up to $20.5 billion to United HealthCare Services of Minnetonka, Minn., to manage its Tricare West Region.
Rowing for the record
Former Army Sgt. Bryan Fuller picked up an oar for the first time less than a year ago, and now he’s part of an elite squad of international rowers pulling their way across the Atlantic one stroke at a time … Continue reading