Wars Against Washington Never End
By Thomas D. Segel
January 14, 2009
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In response, Congress passed Tricare for Life, which acts like a supplemental insurance to pick up those charges that Medicare will not cover. It is only available to retired military personnel and dependents over age 65, who are enrolled in Medicare. Under to CBO proposal Tricare for Life would not cover the first $525 of an enrollee's cost sharing liabilities and would limit the coverage to 50% of the next $4,725 of Medicare cost.
It seems as if those who have served this nation in both war and peace are about to lose again. Those who offered up their own lives to keep everyone at home safe and secure will never get to stop fighting. When their combat enemies fade away, the ever-present enemies in Washington reemerge.
This new Tricare conflict threatens to reduce even those small gains the military community has obtained. This cost reduction plan, in the middle of trillion dollar bailout giveaways, could be the start an unending battle with Washington.
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