[chilltherats]

Gail, thanks for the info, but I guess I just don’t understand what it’s saying. Maybe it’s the jargon and abbreviations that are at least part of the problem. Can you condense down what this is all about and how it differs from the current status and dollar amounts being charged?

[GailA]

TFL is an entitlement health insurance promised to the retired over 65 Military. It cost noting but the co-pays on their RX's. It acts as a supplement to Medicare. What Medicare does not cover TFL does. These are NEW BIG FEES, and higher co-pays for their RX's. Both TFL and Medicare are administered by the same agency. It amounts to nearly $5,000 per year out of pocket expense if they need hospitalization/test, not sure about doctor visits. The increased RX co-pays will be additional.

Add that to no COLA raises for 2-3 years (in most cases the raises are not a lot about $25-50 a month less if Medicare premiums go up) in their SS and Military retirement and you put these Vets in a bad situation, especially if the bad economy continues to eat at their savings and investments like it has been.

My husband's Navy retirement check (he has IT taken out of it) since January was $10.80 lighter due to obambi's fiddling with the tax codes, combined with both our SS it doesn't even hit a 1/4th of that $250G cap he keeps yapping about.