Posted on 10/28/2011 7:18:14 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Man I wish we had an edit button. That should have been HELP and not HELF.
>Try our congress critters
I personally spoke twice to Congressman Trent Franks (AZ)regarding WWII veterans. Again, the word zip comes in the picture.
So, with the help from a retired JAG Colonel, USAFR, currently a civilian attorney in the valley, a few of the qualified WWII veterans are receiving the Purple Heart in accordance with.
Robert
If this is true, it will really screw many of our retired NCO’s who already manage with limited benefits. Given the increases that are coming, outside of Tricare Prime, the coverage will be half-assed and almost not worth participating in.
How about we give our elected leaders the military health plan and give our soldiers the elected leaders health plan? That seems much fairer to me.
Yes, see what that retention is like if you offer a pension beginning at age 60. They tried that with a 40% pension and had to reverse themselves to retain junior personnel.
DITTO!!!!!!
The only thing needs retired is McCain.....
Could Retirees be Forced Off TRICARE Prime? November 07, 2011 | Terry Howell 71
Looking to kick retirees out of TRICARE Prime, Sen. McCain told the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Debt Reduction, that restricting working-age retirees and their families from participating in TRICARE Prime would help them avoid spending cuts that would directly impact readiness.
As Tom Philpott recently reported, McCain was once a champion for expanded TRICARE benefits to retirees. But, he now feels eliminating retiree TRICARE Prime is more acceptable than alternatives to cut equipment, training or key weapon programs needed by the current force.
In addition, McCain supports President Obama’s proposal to set a $200 a year enrollment fee for TRICARE for Life, for military beneficiaries age 65 and older.
If with only TRICARE Standard, retirees would face higher out-of-pockets costs, annual deductibles and cost-sharing requirements. Under TRICARE Standard out-of-pocket costs can’t exceed an annual catastrophic cap. But according to Philpott, the CBO suggests raising that cap of $3000 a year per family to $7500.
In addition the CBO predicts that the number of working-age military retirees using TRICARE would drop form 71 percent to 35 percent they were denied access to TRICARE Prime. The CBO also assumes that retirees would switch to their employer-provided health care option.
Read more: http://militaryadvantage.military.com/2011/11/plans-to-take-tricare-prime-from-retirees/#ixzz1dPc3SWG1 MilitaryAdvantage.Military.com
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