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Veto Threat: Administration Wants to Hike Healthcare Fees for Military

klundy Wrote: Jun 30, 2012 4:15 PM

It is a shame it does not work the way you think it does. All through out my 21 year career of low pay, numerous moves,3 tours in VietNam,on call 24/7 365, no notice deployments, on call even when on leave(vacation) I was promised free lifetime health care for me and my wife. You don't really have a military career for the money or benefits it's a way of life you either love it or you hate it. I loved it and would have stayed longer but in the late 70s and 80s it became more what is politically correct than being a professional military person. I feel that I and every military retiree that served in my era was misled and lied to by the US Congress because they are the ones who caved and stripped the benefits.

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Veto Threat: Administration Wants to Hike Healthcare Fees for Military

The audacity of the Obama administration never ceases to amaze. On Friday, they threatened to veto a defense appropriations bill because it, in part, does not include hikes in healthcare fees for members of the military. The House bill passed 299-120 in May. The official policy statement offers this objection:

TRICARE Fees and Co-Payments. The Administration is disappointed that the Congress did not incorporate the requested TRICARE fee initiatives into either the appropriation or authorization legislation. The Administration asks the House to reconsider the TRICARE fee proposals, which are essential for DOD to successfully address rising...

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