https://freerepublic.com/tag/obamacaremilitary/ en-us Sat, 1 Sep 2012 18:18:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2925442/posts Romney: Obama wants vets to cough up $$$ to pay for ObamacareJoel Gehrke - Commentary Writer August 29, 2012 | 4:31 pm Mitt Romney attacked President Obama, during a pre-convention speech to the American Legion, for raising military health care costs in order to pay for Obamacare. “The Obama administration has also requested $12 billion in TRICARE fee increases,” Romney said today. “I will not ask our wartime military to shoulder more sacrifices while the rest of government grows. I will not ask our service members – active or retired – to pay more for their health care to free... Washington Examiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2925442/posts#comment Sat, 1 Sep 2012 18:18:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2901034/posts The Obama administration on Friday threatened to veto a defense appropriations bill in part because it does not include higher health care fees for members of the military. “The Administration is disappointed that the Congress did not incorporate the requested TRICARE fee initiatives into either the appropriation or authorization legislation,” the White House wrote in an official policy statement expressing opposition to the bill, which the House approved in May. President Obama’s most recent budget proposal includes billions of dollars in higher fees for members of TRICARE, the military health care system, and is part of the administration’s plan to... free beacon https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2901034/posts#comment Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:02:46 GMT