tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586513.post5517495664151298818..comments2024-03-03T22:01:12.376-06:00Comments on Pensacola Beach Blog: Genoese DemocratsBeach Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16153908891922140526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586513.post-38278611256221057752009-11-03T15:30:14.329-06:002009-11-03T15:30:14.329-06:00PLEASE PASS THIS TO ALL MILITARY RETIREES
...PLEASE PASS THIS TO ALL MILITARY RETIREES<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />This is true. It is on pages 77, 172, 218, and 434. You have to dig to see the<br /><br />charges. We (retirees) would lose the Medicare for life benefit and would have<br /><br />to pay. We would lose TRICARE as a total care package. We would not be allowed<br /><br />to keep TRICARE so when Obama stands and says if you like what you have you can<br /><br />keep it, he lies.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />This is a "Heads Up" on a battle we are facing now and down the road<br /><br />with the new Administration. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has already<br /><br />drafted proposed legislation that would basically reduce our TRICARE for Life<br /><br />benefits to a system whereby we pay deductibles and co-pays up to $6,301 the<br /><br />first year for you and your spouse, with future years being indexed to increase<br /><br />with inflation. What can we do? The article below, obtained from an Air<br /><br />Force Association and written by BG Bob Clements, best describes what we can<br /><br />do. Please read it and check the links for CBO language and do what Bob<br /><br />says-Send this email to every Military Retiree you know and write and email<br /><br />your Congressman often. For those of you that might have voted for<br /><br />"Change", you should do it more than often!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />TRICARE FOR LIFE'S FUTURE . . TRICARE For Life was instituted to correct<br /><br />the broken promise that military retirees would receive free healthcare<br /><br />coverage for life and it covers the Medicare co-pay. Now a heavy assault has<br /><br />begun on Veterans'/Retirees' benefits to pay for other programs our President<br /><br />promised during the campaign. And it is a high priority of his administration.<br /><br />The one item of most interest to Retired Military is in Article 189. If<br /><br />approved by Congress the first assault wave would hit in 11 and would hit hard.<br /><br />It would initiate cost sharing to require retirees to pay the first $525 of<br /><br />medical cost and 50% of the next $4,725 for a first year cost of $2,888 per<br /><br />person. It would be indexed to increase with inflation. A reason given<br /><br />for this action (for PR effect) is "overuse" by Retirees.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />For those of you who are covered by TFL you will want to pay attention (Below)<br /><br />to what BG Bob Clements has surfaced about the future of TFL. In any case, on<br /><br />page 189 of the Congressional Budget Office report, see the note below on how<br /><br />to get to that spot, there is a strong recommendation to eventually eliminate<br /><br />the program as it is too expensive. Just another move to slight those of us who<br /><br />dedicated much of our adult lives to the defense of our country.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />Strongly recommend that you contact your elected officials and register your<br /><br />strong opposition to the elimination of the TFL program. Heads-up from BG Bob<br /><br />Clements, USAF Ret (P38 Bob)<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />The following has been added to the Congressional Budget Office Web Site<br /><br />www.cbo.gov/ <br /><br />a. Budget, Options, Volume 1: Health CareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com