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A pass-along from Jean D. Beard

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Subject: Presidential Request Aims to Prevent Falloff in Pensions for Part ...
Date:     Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:55:41 -0500
From:    Jean D. Beard <dale98@tampabay.rr.com>

 
Look alive folks, watch for the bill referred to in the article below.  First read the article, it should inspire you to PLEASE join us at:  http://mrgrg-ms.org/, 
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Final statement:  If you are not going to protect the benefits that you earned, then why in the H E double Q did you spend the best years of your life to earn those benefits?  Very baffling.  If this makes you mad, I hope it makes you mad enough to get involved.  To those that have been involved all along, THANK YOU for all you have, are and will do. 

This little old lady from Florida is going to be heard in DC. 

Jean

PS This message is from me no one else contributed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/12/AR2006021201212.html

Excerpt:

The Office of Management and Budget is preparing a draft bill for consideration by members of Congress. The proposed changes would cost about $85 million over 10 years, according to the president's budget.

Approx ½ way down the article:
Military Coverage in Budget
 

A plan to increase Tricare retail pharmacy payments for military retirees is one of the major benefit changes outlined in the president's budget. The Bush administration also would increase enrollment fees and deductibles for military retirees younger than 65.

Tricare, the military's health care program, has not adjusted its fees in 11 years, according to the budget. During that time, federal employees have seen their health care costs more than double, the budget said.

At Defense, rising health costs and benefit expansions are creating budget stress, the administration said. Without change, health care costs would be about 11 percent of the defense budget by 2015, competing with funds to train and equip the armed forces, according to the budget.

The proposed savings are estimated at $735 million in 2007 and $11 billion over five years, the budget said.

Associations representing retired military personnel have signaled that they will lobby in Congress against proposals to permit higher Tricare fees.

The Office of Management and Budget is preparing a draft bill for consideration by members of Congress. The proposed changes would cost about $85 million over 10 years, according to the president's budget.

Military Coverage in Budget

A plan to increase Tricare retail pharmacy payments for military retirees is one of the major benefit changes outlined in the president's budget. The Bush administration also would increase enrollment fees and deductibles for military retirees younger than 65.

Tricare, the military's health care program, has not adjusted its fees in 11 years, according to the budget. During that time, federal employees have seen their health care costs more than double, the budget said.

At Defense, rising health costs and benefit expansions are creating budget stress, the administration said. Without change, health care costs would be about 11 percent of the defense budget by 2015, competing with funds to train and equip the armed forces, according to the budget.

The proposed savings are estimated at $735 million in 2007 and $11 billion over five years, the budget said.

Associations representing retired military personnel have signaled that they will lobby in Congress against proposals to permit higher Tricare fees. <snip>

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Floyd Sears, MSGT, USAF, retired
Retired Military Advocate
6733 Riviera Drive
Biloxi, MS  39532-9348
E-mail - fsears@bellsouth.net 
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