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Defense bill lets active-duty Marine and Army moms defer deployment for a year after birth
New bill standardizes post-birth deployment policy, but other measures, including a fertility pilot program, were left out of the final version.
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Congress to VA: Tell us your plan for adding diseases to Agent Orange presumptives list
The federal funding bill contains a provision that will require VA to respond on whether it plans to add new diseases to the list of conditions linked to herbicide exposure.
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New law would require Pentagon to identify all burn pit locations
New defense policy bill also seeks to shut down any remaining burn pit waste disposal sites.
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A dent to Feres: Troops to be able to file claims — but not sue — for medical malpractice
A new claims system will be set up for military members to file for malpractice compensation. But it won’t be easy.
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VA opens gambling addiction treatment center in Vegas
VA has opened its second inpatient gambling addiction treatment center, nearly 50 years after its first.
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More retirees, family members to be booted from military hospitals under Pentagon reform plans
With changes coming to military medical treatment facilities, more non-uniformed beneficiaries can expect to be shed to the Tricare networks.
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Tricare users charged thousands in billing SNAFU
Humana Military, the company that manages Tricare East inadvertently charged Tricare beneficiaries 100 times their monthly premiums.
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Lawmakers seek answers on rising military and veterans suicide rates
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised concerns about “toxic leadership” and Pentagon policies that require commands to be notified in some mental health cases.
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The military needs a unified medical command, says lawmaker
At a conference for federal health providers, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, proposes a new structure for the military health system.
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102 military bases at risk for water shortages, GAO finds
Some facilities already are experiencing water scarcity, defined as when demand for water in an area nears or exceeds water supplies
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Defense bill lets active-duty Marine and Army moms defer deployment for a year after birth
New bill standardizes post-birth deployment policy, but other measures, including a fertility pilot program, were left out of the final version.
-
Congress to VA: Tell us your plan for adding diseases to Agent Orange presumptives list
The federal funding bill contains a provision that will require VA to respond on whether it plans to add new diseases to the list of conditions linked to herbicide exposure.
-
New law would require Pentagon to identify all burn pit locations
New defense policy bill also seeks to shut down any remaining burn pit waste disposal sites.
-
A dent to Feres: Troops to be able to file claims — but not sue — for medical malpractice
A new claims system will be set up for military members to file for malpractice compensation. But it won’t be easy.
-
VA opens gambling addiction treatment center in Vegas
VA has opened its second inpatient gambling addiction treatment center, nearly 50 years after its first.
-
More retirees, family members to be booted from military hospitals under Pentagon reform plans
With changes coming to military medical treatment facilities, more non-uniformed beneficiaries can expect to be shed to the Tricare networks.
-
Tricare users charged thousands in billing SNAFU
Humana Military, the company that manages Tricare East inadvertently charged Tricare beneficiaries 100 times their monthly premiums.
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Lawmakers seek answers on rising military and veterans suicide rates
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised concerns about “toxic leadership” and Pentagon policies that require commands to be notified in some mental health cases.
-
The military needs a unified medical command, says lawmaker
At a conference for federal health providers, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, proposes a new structure for the military health system.
-
102 military bases at risk for water shortages, GAO finds
Some facilities already are experiencing water scarcity, defined as when demand for water in an area nears or exceeds water supplies
-
Defense bill lets active-duty Marine and Army moms defer deployment for a year after birth
New bill standardizes post-birth deployment policy, but other measures, including a fertility pilot program, were left out of the final version.
-
Congress to VA: Tell us your plan for adding diseases to Agent Orange presumptives list
The federal funding bill contains a provision that will require VA to respond on whether it plans to add new diseases to the list of conditions linked to herbicide exposure.
-
New law would require Pentagon to identify all burn pit locations
New defense policy bill also seeks to shut down any remaining burn pit waste disposal sites.
-
A dent to Feres: Troops to be able to file claims — but not sue — for medical malpractice
A new claims system will be set up for military members to file for malpractice compensation. But it won’t be easy.
-
VA opens gambling addiction treatment center in Vegas
VA has opened its second inpatient gambling addiction treatment center, nearly 50 years after its first.
-
More retirees, family members to be booted from military hospitals under Pentagon reform plans
With changes coming to military medical treatment facilities, more non-uniformed beneficiaries can expect to be shed to the Tricare networks.
-
Tricare users charged thousands in billing SNAFU
Humana Military, the company that manages Tricare East inadvertently charged Tricare beneficiaries 100 times their monthly premiums.
-
Lawmakers seek answers on rising military and veterans suicide rates
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised concerns about “toxic leadership” and Pentagon policies that require commands to be notified in some mental health cases.
-
The military needs a unified medical command, says lawmaker
At a conference for federal health providers, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, proposes a new structure for the military health system.
-
102 military bases at risk for water shortages, GAO finds
Some facilities already are experiencing water scarcity, defined as when demand for water in an area nears or exceeds water supplies













