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  • Top OfFicers Urge Higher TriCare Fees

    05/05/2010 3:25:00 AM PDT · by Sarajevo · 80 replies · 935+ views
    GovernmentExecutive.com ^ | 3 May 2010 | Otto Kreisher
    The leaders of the three naval services on Monday argued for an increase in the fees retired military personnel and their families pay for health care, something Congress has refused to approve for more than a decade.Adm. Gary Roughead, the chief of naval operations; Gen. James Conway, the Marine Corps commandant; and Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard commandant, all complained about the soaring costs of healthcare and said increased contributions by the retirees for their TRICARE coverage is overdue.Speaking at the Navy League's annual symposium at the National Harbor convention center, Roughead disagreed strongly with the demand by House...