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Retiree & Veteran Affairs News Briefs 



 Retiree and Veteran Affairs News Briefs Index
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News 03/08/2010
  • Bill to Stop Cuts in Medicare Payments to Doctors Passes, but is Only Temporary Fix
  • Keeping Our Eye on the Deficit Reduction Commission
  • Senator Wants VA to Ease Loan Repayments
  • More ...
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News: 03/03/2010
  • Shinseki: US Will Fix Broken VA System
  • Hiring to Expand Veterans' Services: Q&A
  • New Base-Entry System Requires Retiree, Family Register for Access
  • More ...
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News: 03/02/2010
  • 2010 Budget, NDAA Affect Retirees
  •  The Truth About Voc Rehab
  • More ...
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News: 02/19/2010
  • Concurrent Receipt for Chapter 61 Retirees
  • Fiscal 2011 Budget Details for the Veterans' Administration
  • Frank's Report
  • More ...
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News: 02/04/2010
  • President Submits 2011 Budget to Congress
  • Amendment would Fix 21 Percent Medicare/TRICARE Payment Cut
  • VA seeks $125 billion for veterans in 2011
  • more ...
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News: 26/01/2010
  • OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: TRICARE IS SAFE AND SOUND UNDER HEALTH REFORM
  • TRICARE PROGRAM FOR GRAY AREA RESERVISTS COMING
  • Vets With PTSD Could See Better Benefits
Retiree & Veteran Affairs News: 01/11/2010
  • Retiree eye exams allowed every two years
  • Special Extra Earnings for Military Service
  • What do the Health Care Reform Bills Mean for Medicare and TICARE for Life?
Retiree News: 11/20/2009
  • DOD and VA Announce Disability Evaluation System Pilot Expansion
  • AUSA & Fort Hood Memorial
  • AUSA & Government Affairs
  • More ...
Retiree News: 10/05/2009
  • Amendments to Protect Veterans' Healthcare Accepted
  • Students Awaiting Education Benefits under GI Bill to get Emergency Checks
  • House Passes "StopGap" Spending Measure
  • More ...
Retiree News: 09/03/2009
  • New GI Bill Update
  • VA Likely to Miss Deadline to Process Education Benefit Claims
  • Obama: Fixing VA Could Take Years
  • More ...
Retiree News: 08/20/2009
  • VA creating 28 new vet centers
  • House Resolution Offers Support for Army Community Covenant
  • Some States Still Silent on Tuition for new GI Bill
  • More ...
Retiree News 08/05/2009
  • Health care reform won't impact VA, Tricare
Retiree News 08/04/2009
  • Defense Appropriations Bill Passes House
  • Service Dogs for Veterans
  • National Museum of the Army Gets Large Donation
  • More ...
Retiree News: 07/02/2009
  • VA Begins Stimulus Payments To Veterans
  • Referral Bonus Program Suspended
  • No COLA for 2010 Projected; Count Still Negative
  • More ...
Retiree News: 06/17/2009
  • CBO Predicts No Retiree COLA on Dec. 1
  • Error Left 39,000 Out of 'VA Retro Pay'
  • Policy Change Ahead for TRICARE Prime Enrollees
  • More ...
Retiree News: 06/03/2009
  • Retiree Separation Recoupment Suspended
  • President Asks for Retiree Pay Hike
  • TRICARE Starts Outpatient Payment System
    More ...
Retiree News: 05/21/2009
  • No Increases for TRICARE in the 2010 Defense Budget
  • COLA Count Still Less Than Zero
  • Government Retracts Cancer Assurances to Former Residents at Camp Lejeune, NC
    More ...
Retiree News: 05/13/2009
  • Employers may be eligible for federal tax credits for hiring veterans
  • Hearing to Discuss the Combat PTSD Act
  • Find Your New GI Bill Tuition and Fee Rate
    More ...
Retiree News: 05/01/2009
  • COLA Watch
  • AUSA and its partners in The Military Coalition need your help 
  • Hearing Held on Veterans' Health Care Legislation
    More ...
Retiree News: 04/17/2009
  • Reservist Early Retirement Pay
  • House Votes on VA Non-emergency Benefit
  • 'Veterans Corps' Bill Moves Forward
  • Medal of Honor Coins Proposed
     More ...
Retiree News: 04/06/2009
  • VA Secretary Expects Big Impact From Post-9/11 GI Bill
  • Budget Passes with Advanced Funding Provision For the VA
  • Airman missing from Vietnam War is identified
  • Ten-Miler Sold Out in 6 Days:  30,000 Race Cap Reached April 6 
    More ...
Retiree News: 03/31/2009
  • Controversial VA Plan Scrapped
  • DoD Changes Identification Cards
  • Bill to Expand Retirement Benefits for Guard/Reserve Introduced
  • More ...
Retiree News: 03/13/2009
  • Military Coalition Letter to President Obama
  • SBP/DIC Offset Legislation
  • Lawmakers push to fix vets benefits; President’s support may spur passage
  • VA Announces One-Time Economic Recovery Payment
  • More ...

Retiree News: 02/24/2009
  • Army Medical Center Gave Flawed Insulin Shots
  • VA to Settle for $20 Million for Data Theft
  • Social Security Expands Fast-Track Disability Claims Processing]
  • TRICARE Overseas Claims Filing Extension
  • More ...
Retiree News: 02/05/2009
  • Bill Would Freeze TRICARE Fees for Retirees
  • TRICARE Grants Extension for Overseas Claims Filing
  • VA Chief Vows to Speed-up Veterans' Disability Claims
  • TRICARE Attacks Smokeless Tobacco Use
  • More....
Retiree News: 01/21/2009
  • TRICARE Payments to Change
  • Life Changes and TRICARE
  • TRICARE Guidelines for Travelling
  • VA officials assist veterans with health care costs
  • More...
Retiree News: 01/12/2009
  • Disney Parks Celebrate U.S. Military With Free, Multi-day Admission to Theme Parks in 2009
  • At Disneyland Resort in Southern California
  • At the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
  • FBI  Is Hiring!
  • More
Retiree News: 12/18/2008
  • Walgreens Remains in TRICARE Pharmacy Network
  • TRICARE Overseas Claims Filing Extension Deadline Nears
  • Military.com's Overview of 2009 Benefits Changes
  • Say Thanks to the Troops with Xerox
  • more
Retiree News: 12/08/2008
  • Guard/Reserve Debt Relief Act of 2008
  • Disability Evaluation System Expanded
  • New Law Authorizes Veterans’ Salutes during National Anthem
  • Retiree Appreciation Days (RADs)
  • More..
Retiree News: 12/01/2008
  • Guard/Reserve Debt Relief Act of 2008
  • Historic Lawsuit Challenges Unacceptable Delays in Delivering Benefits to America's Veterans by Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Toxins Linked to Gulf War Illness
  • TRICARE Reimbursement Rates Increases
  • More..
News Brief: 10/22/2008
  • Social Security Announces 5.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2009
  • Lawmakers Critical of VA on Implementing New GI Bill
  • TRICARE Fee Waiver for Guard and Reserve
  • Changes to Retiree ID Renewal Rules
  • More...
News Brief: 09/24/2008
  • Defense Policy Bill Nearly Ready For Bush
  • Complicated Procedure Used
  • Sticking Points Struck From Bill
  • Weapons Systems
  • More...
News Brief: 09/02/2008
  • AAFES celebrating military retirees who ‘still serve’
  • COLA Count Up to 6.2
  • VA Increases Many Home Loan Ceilings
  • AAFES Gas Stations Offer Discount to Card Holders
  • More...
News Brief: 08/12/2008
  • Congress Overrides Medicare Veto 
  • Further Clarification of New G.I. Bill
  • VA Independent Living Program Flawed
  • AMVETS Partners with Universities to Bring Scholarships to Veterans
  • More...
News Brief: 07/15/2008
  • Medicare Bill Heads for a Veto Showdown
  • Veterans Disability Claims Backlog Topic at Hearing
  • TRICARE Assists Flood Victims
  • VA To Open New Clinics
  • More...
News Brief: 07/07/2008
  • Congress Fails to Fix Medicare Payment Rates
  • Why does a cut in Medicare payments to physicians affect you?
  • What happens now?
  • "Army Wives" Second Season Features AUSA Chapter Members
  • More...
News Brief: 06/24/2008
  • VA Offers Home-Loan HelpPrescription
  • Formulary Becomes Available Electronically
  • Bill Would Help ‘Gray Area' Retirees
  • Bill Introduced to the House Would Provide a One-Time Tax Credit to Veterans
  • More...
News Brief: 06/02/2008
  • TRICARE for Life Families Left Out of Preventive Care Plan
  • Veteran's Affair's Announce Two New Panels to Address Suicide
  • Minnesota Reduces Property Taxes for Veterans
  • Expiration Dates for Veterans' Benefits
  • More...

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