Tricare was deemed not acceptable by Obama in 2012. However, after outcry from active duty and vets, it was exempted.
I feel bad for the rest of the folks. The obamacare mandate should apply to everyone, or no one.
No exemptions.
Even to the executive, the congress and courts that agreed to it.
Nor the labor unions, big business, and special interest groups that were waivered.
As O’care destroys private sector healthcare, the VA system will look like a more attractive place to work. I hope there’s an influx of good practitioners.
Tricare is NOT the Mayo clinic. We went, recently, to a local military hospital ER for a hurt foot on a sunday. We can’t go to a civilian facility if there’s a military installation nearby.
“How long do you guys think ‘til, you know, we might see a provider?”
“Oh, six hours, about”.
“Oh...Okay”.
I could write a book. Have had many good experiences.
The military recruit or officer signs up for a number of years and that’s the commitment. It’s not a democratic system. They decide later, they don’t like their boss who has it out for them, they don’t really feel like getting on that transport to go to Afghanistan for a year, there’s no way out but a bad way.
They understand that, with this, they get experience, somewhat of a lower salary compared with a civilian equal, and they have opportunities, but the medical care for themselves and their families is part of the deal. it is a supplement to their low salary.
They would not want to ever take a special dispensation from Obama, it’s just that, his taking away something that is promised to them is a breech. And it is not much.
It is up to congress to get the same dispensation from this disgusting extraconstitutional regulation that is a complete farce.
A few tried, and got shot down.
But I think it’s a mistake to view the military as elite. It’s a matter, I believe, of a breech of contract. BO would take everything away from them if he could. He tried to reduce the VA med coverage his first week in office in 2009, but those laws are upheld much more firmly than those that the congress is allowing to be breeched for everyone else.
And, no one should have any dispensation - but I just would hope the military would get a break from being put in with unions and congress (the no towels in the gym whiners).
you know about Harry Reid and the State of Nevada don’t you?
The obamacare mandate should apply to everyone, or no one.”
Including everyone in DC from Obama on down and IMO taxpayers should not be subsidizing health coverage from anyone who is a government employee unless they are active duty military or have served as active duty.