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  • TRICARE Prime enrollment fees increase Oct. 1

    New TRICARE Prime enrollment fees for uniformed service retirees and their families will begin Oct. 1. Retirees who were enrolled before Oct. 1, 2011 will see a more significant increase since their enrollment fee remained at the 2011 levels of $230 and $460 per year when the fees increased last

  • Quitting smoking helps with recovery, rehabilitation.

    Although quitting tobacco may be at the bottom of the list of priorities for wounded, ill and injured service members and their families and caregivers, they should speak with their physicians about how quitting can help in recovery and rehabilitation.For example, the positive effects from quitting

  • TRICARE offers a plethora of pharmacy choices

    TRICARE beneficiaries have plenty of pharmacy options, including military pharmacies, TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery and 56,000 network pharmacies.Military treatment facility pharmacies fill prescriptions free of charge, up to a 90-day supply for most medications. Not all medications are available

  • VA grants will aid homeless veterans

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding nearly $100 million in grants that will help approximately 42,000 homeless and at-risk veterans and their families, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced.The grants are going to 151 community agencies in 49 states, the District

  • TSA ease airport screening for wounded warriors

    Transportation Security Administration officials hope to ease the screening process of injured and wounded service members. TSA officials have established the Wounded Warrior/Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center Program supporting and facilitating the movement of severely

  • VA boosts staffing, programs to prevent suicide

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is making progress in suicide prevention, adding staff and programs to treat the "invisible scars" carried home from the war by service members and veterans, the VA undersecretary for health said recently.Speaking at June's Annual DOD/VA Suicide Prevention

  • Officials say progress must continue in PTSD treatment

    Great strides have been made in treating service members with post-traumatic stress disorder, but progress must continue, military and medical leaders told an audience here recently.The military's three surgeons general and the Army's senior sergeant major spoke at an event to mark the third-annual

  • TRICARE unchanged by health care ruling, officials say

    The Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "has absolutely no impact on our TRICARE program," a Defense Department spokeswoman said here.Navy Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, spokeswoman for personnel and readiness, explained TRICARE is governed by different statutes

  • Air Force leaders issue Independence Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Independence Day message to the men and women of the U.S. Air Force:This Fourth of July marks the 236th year since the Second Continental

  • Labor Department paves job path for service members, vets

    Department of Labor officials are reaching out to let transitioning service members and veterans know about the department's many training programs to give them a successful path to employment.From workshops to job fairs and one-on-one training, DOL is committed to connecting veterans with jobs,

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