Obama to cut medical benefits for active, retired military, not union workers

http://www.examiner.com ^ | February 28, 2012 | Joe Newby

[NKP_Vet]

In an effort to cut defense spending, the Obama Administration plans to cut health benefits for active duty and retired military personnel and their families while not touching the benefits enjoyed by unionized civilian defense workers.

The move, congressional aides suggested, is to force those individuals into Obamacare, Bill Gertz reported at the Washington Beacon.

Gertz added:

The proposed increases in health care payments by service members, which must be approved by Congress, are part of the Pentagon’s $487 billion cut in spending. It seeks to save $1.8 billion from the Tricare medical system in the fiscal 2013 budget, and $12.9 billion by 2017.

Not everybody is happy with the plan, however.

Military personnel would see their annual Tricare premiums increase anywhere from 30 - 78 percent in the first year, followed by sharply increased premiums "ranging from 94 percent to 345 percent—more than 3 times current levels."

[NKP_Vet]

With the Marxist being reelected, all these cuts to active military and retirees healthcare will come become law. I got letter the other day about the Tricare hikes. Blue Cross/Blue Shield is a hell of alot cheaper than the military's Tricare coverage. Retirees are the ones that will suffer, big time.

[virgil]

When people have to start paying these premiums, they’ll start suing. They’ll want to sue somebody.

[ogen hal]

How can this be? The media keep reporting as to how much the nobamas love the military personnel.

[Mastador1]

Typical Democrat cr*p, screw the military that puts their lives on the line and kiss the unions *ss that puts money their pockets.

[Feckless]

They must not have many Rotweillers in Kenya....

Only a dumb@$$ would train a couple of million killer dogs then go around kicking every one of them.

[huldah1776]

Has it happened yet? this article is a year old.

[Yosemitest]

Time to move to the cartridge box.

[cherry]

its a shame but not unexpected......what did people think when they voted for bammey or were too pure to vote romney in?....

elections have consequences and the idiots,leftists and other dolts decided they wanted the vets to suffer financially....

[No Surrender No Retreat]

We already pay premiums my friend.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

I did not vote for the POS. I informed the few number of my friends that did, are no longer my friends. I now consider them my lifelong enemies.

[MagnoliaB]

Thanks for pointing out the age of the article. Does anyone know what happened with this? Or where to find out?

[SumProVita]

...which must be approved by Congress...

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Contact your Congress Critters and make a LOUD noise.

[DJ Taylor]

You are correct; elections have consequences. The election of 2008 and reelection of 2012 was about more than just Obama, his arrogance, his empty resume, and his traitorous comrades. There are many adverse consequences for irresponsible behavior, and as a people deserve the government they vote into office, they also deserve the consequences resulting from that government's actions or inaction. The consequences of a government not securing a country's borders is that a people will lose their country as we are now losing ours to an invasion of illegal immigrants. The consequences of not securing a country's electoral processes to prevent voter fraud is the country will lose its Democracy to a Thugocracy as we have now lost ours to a Chicago mob run Coup d’état.

[Marie Antoinette]

My son just went in. I loathe BO. 2017 cannot get here fast enough!!

[WriteOn]

The military can’t strike, don’t have a contract and liberal. Immoral.

[jagusafr]

I’m paying just a touch less than last year for Tricare Reserve Select. It’s a really good deal for small.business ow ers who are reservists.

[baddog 219]

Grease up and bend over soldier.... Your Commander in Chief
wants to give you a medal...

[Pearls Before Swine]

With limited resources, you have to set priorities. /S

[SusaninOhio]

I am sorry for all who are impacted, but I am not sorry that my lib retired military brother will be impacted.

I hope he takes a big hit, and I wonder if he will dare to mention it when we see each other.

[baddog 219]