[mac_truck]

Then, last year, TRICARE moved his coverage to a new contractor called TriWest Healthcare Alliance, a change that he said made him lose faith in the system

Whose running the Veteran's Administration these days?

[stanne]

“Who’s running the Veteran’s Administration these days?”

Doug Collins is who’s running the VA -the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Tricare has absolutely nothing to do with Tricare

The VA medical system is available for those who qualify. That is NOT what this piece is about

This piece leaves out his military position at least in the first ten paragraphs

Is he active duty? Retired? Former military?

[stanne]

“Tricare has absolutely nothing to do with Tricare”

Oh man. I’m going for coffee

The VA has absolutely nothing to do with Tricare

[stanne]

“ a retired Army sergeant first class”

Ok

Well. He might feel bad he promised everyone more than the military would promise, but that’s not Tricare fault.

I trust benefits and Tricare and any insurance company as much as I think I should. Which is more that I trusted my recruiter.

[Wuli]

TRICARE is NOT managed by the Veterans Administration. It is a DOD program managed by the Defense Health Agency under leadership of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs).

TRICARE, unlike the Veterans Administration health benefit, is ONLY open to (1) active military, (2) retired military - service members with enough years of service to qualify for retirement (pension) benefits, (3) certain national guard and military reserve members, (4) certain dependents of (1), (2) or (3).

The VA health care system gets, more than (1), (2), (3) or (4) gets mostly former military service members who only served a short time and never qualified for TRICARE.