[Harmless Teddy Bear]

At that time it was. He did not lie. Congress changed the rules.

I wonder if anyone ever took it to the SCOTUS?

I know they did over the pension and they ruled that the contract you signed at the time of your first enlistment was what counted. Any changed that were made after that were not applicable.

Be nice if we could continue with TriCare rather then going on Medicare at 65. Now that is a travesty.

[OldSmaj]

Be nice if we could continue with TriCare rather then going on Medicare at 65.

Once you hit Medicare eligibility, you get TriCare-for-Life, which is as good, if not better than the high-dollar supplemental insurance that BC/BS sells for about 210 bucks a month.

Now that is a travesty.

Luck of the draw...I've got the same doc I signed up with back in '92, when I retired and moved to this area.

Currently, my medical care doesn't cost a thing, other than the 115 bucks or so they take out of my SS, but I'm in a Medicare-friendly area, too and that makes a difference.

Now my eligible family...that's another story.

I put out an average of about a hundred a month for my wife, just for her co-pays, plus medicine from that PITA "Express-Scripts".

It just keeps on rising...and they DID tell me that it would be free and they'd always take care of my family.

Yeah...not so much...but still a hell of lot better than a lot of other folks...so I really should just shut up and enjoy, huh?

Truly, I am blessed with what I have, but I still get a little p'd over the lie.

And he did lie.

[OldMissileer]

I wonder if anyone ever took it to the SCOTUS?

Yes. Their ruling was the healthcare for life was not in our written contracts, just verbal promises and TV/Radio advertisements. The promises not written into our contracts were not enforceable.