Posted on 03/19/2010 10:13:55 PM PDT by No Longer Free State
Skelton to Introduce Legislation to Protect TRICARE
Washington, D.C.—Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the statement below regarding his intent to introduce legislation to explicitly state in law that TRICARE and the DOD nonappropriated fund (NAF) health plans meet all of the health care requirements currently under consideration by Congress for individual health insurance. These programs provide health coverage to members of the military and their families, military retirees and their families, and employees of U.S. military post/base exchanges and other nonappropriated fund activities.
“Our nation’s military provides us with first-class protection, and it is our obligation to provide them—and their families—with first-class health care in return. While some of this Committee’s members may disagree on overall health care reform, we are united in our commitment to ensuring that any measure signed into law will not have any unintended consequences that adversely impact the military health care programs for our men and women in uniform and their families.
“Although the health care legislation passed by the House explicitly exempted TRICARE from being affected, the Senate bill did not. Unfortunately, the parliamentary rules of the reconciliation process did not allow for the inclusion of language that specifically protects these programs. To reassure our nation’s service members and their families that their health coverage will remain unaffected by this, I will introduce legislation this week to explicitly state that TRICARE and the NAF health plans meet all requirements for individual health insurance; this language will also be included in this year’s national defense authorization bill.”
Does it surprise anyone that we can add one more lie to those being told about this abomination? Does it surprise anyone that it came out less than 48 hours before they'll vote on it?
Friends this is late, really LATE in the game, but it seams all my calls were met with dishonesty, I am a military wife, who has served our country in the AF, with family that is retired, to read what Skelton has said, whom I detest, this press release shows the dishonesty that the dems will go to, to the very end to pass Obamacare and NOW those who sacrifice and their families will be screwed by HCR.
Please pass this along, there is a protest in DC tomorrow, folks need to know this to make their voice known, as the vote is being done on the weekend where our calls will be ignored.
Thank you, for all those who will make sure the voice of our bravest and their families will NOT be ignored.
Holy C$$$!!! I have been exposed to Ike and the Skelton family since the early 80s. I truly believed Ike’s No vote on obabacare was because he had cover. After this, I can’t help but think that he is sincere.
I tried to get through to Skelton’s DC office yesterday and today, but to no avail. I was under the impression he did not support the current health care legislation. I wanted to tell him he needed to lean heavy on his fellow dems to abide by the Constitution. Now it sounds as if he’s accepted that it’s going to pass and is making a move to limit it’s effect on service members. That’s all fine and dandy, God Bless our service members, but what about the rest of us folks that have decent health insurance. Not only are the health benefits of our military folks threatened, but the very freedoms they have fought for. No one should be forced into abiding by this unconstitutional garbage!
Thank you for the ping. Calls to my mind the mantra of the lying left of supporting the military but NOT the war... These people are unadulterated E V I L.
ohioWfan is on her way to DC with her husband.
On the chance she has brought her laptop, I am pinging her.
My parents, via my father, have Tricare for life being he served 30 years and did 2 tours in Vietnam. The frak with his or their Tricare, he will go apes**t.
Bump - friggin pissed beyond belief at this bump
Screwing our military Ping
Please help this go viral - we need this report to go to all of our ping lists (I apologize if some were pinged twice)
BUMP.....
My Grandfather, an immigrant, served in WWI,
4 Uncles fought in WWII, one didn’t come home, 2 came home missing limbs
1 Cousin killed in Korea
My father served on the USS Enterprise during Vietnam and the Bay Of Pigs
My Step-father (jerk, but i’ll count him) served in the Navy 6 years.
My cousin Benjamin, named for my Grandfather KIA Vietnam.
My husband, served 12 year MM1 Petty officer First Class - USS Sunfish and USS Baltimore - graduated 1st our of his class at nuke school - honorable discharge.
My family has given and given to this country - I refuse to let them down by allowing the United States to turn into a dictatorship.
So effective Oct 1, 2010 my cost for TCFL will jump from zero to $2,888/year for me and $2,888/year for wife or cost close to $6000. I haven't seen the numbers that will come out of our Express Scripts yet. Will be lucky if ES is still in business when all this hits the fans.
And the One says it will only be a tiny increase?
Under the Senate bill, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.)
So that brings it up to around $10K/year for wife and me from what used to be zero for all those who served their full retirement or were 30% or more disabled upon service connected retirement discharge.
Those who gave their all have just been tossed in the trash can.
And what about those Veterans who are permanently and totally disabled and get their care through the VA? Do they who have have to pay the “surcharge”?
Thank you for all your family members service to our country.
The content of any final bill is irrelevant! Any federal version of health care is unconstitutional since Article 1 Section 8 does not specifically grant Congress the power to regulate health care! The people are not bound to comply with any unconstitutional act of Congress! This is the point people need to hammer home with their Congress critters!
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