[MizSterious]

" Except of course, there are no benefits being cut."

From the story:

"Reduced health care benefits could save $2.4 billion over 10 years."

Question: How do you "save $2.4 billion" without cutting benefits? Answer: You don't.

[Rodney King]

Question: How do you "save $2.4 billion" without cutting benefits? Answer: You don't.

If you read the story, you will see that they think by paying soldiers cash in return for a different plan that makes soldiers more cost conscious that it will save money.

Sorry you have a reading comprehension problem.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"Question: How do you "save $2.4 billion" without cutting benefits? Answer: You don't."

So you're saying that there is no way that individual servicemembers could spend that money more efficiently than CHAMPUS and TRICARE bureaucrats do?