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To: Red Steel

The Defense Authorization Act has passed and Trump signed it. It will mean higher co-pays for retirees ..even those formerly grandfathered in... https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/12/12/trump-signs-defense-bill-heres-what-it-means-you.html


41 posted on 08/14/2018 9:58:47 AM PDT by katiedidit1
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To: katiedidit1
I see a gradual increase in drug co-pays until 2026, however, this article say Tricare fees are held in check for retirees and who are on active duty before 2018.

"Lawmakers also rejected through the legislation a plan to increase Tricare fees for current working-age military retirees or those who will retire from the current force.

A measure passed last year approved higher fees for those who join after Jan. 1, 2018, but gave protection to current retirees and troops through a "grandfathering" clause. The Senate had proposed removing that protection and instead pushing all retirees into the new pay structure, a move that would save $3.6 billion in just the first five years."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/11/08/dramatic-tricare-drug-cost-hike-advances-congress.html
45 posted on 08/14/2018 12:19:28 PM PDT by Red Steel
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