Legislative Update 16 December 2016: What Coming TRICARE Changes Will Affect You?

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WHAT COMING TRICARE CHANGES WILL AFFECT YOU?

Who’s footing the bill?

In his December On Watch column, MOAA Government Relations Vice President Col. Dan Merry, USAF (Ret), takes a look at the changes in-store for TRICARE.

 
 

COLA FIZZLES

The November Consumer Price Index takes a dive but stays in the black

Follow trends on MOAA’s COLA Watch.

 
 

CONGRESS PASSES VET BILL BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Needed improvements coming to VA

Major VA reforms omitted, but some progress is being made.

 
 

US HOUSING ALLOWANCE RISE AVERAGES 2.4 PERCENT

Tom Philpott’s column highlights locality changes for 2017

Allowances fail to keep up with housing costs for third straight year.

 
 

TOP TEN MILITARY FAMILY ISSUES IN DEFENSE BILL

Family leave changes in store

Take a look at how the defense bill affects families.

 

 

 

 

 

   Collectively We Can and Are Making a Difference

 

FOR ALL, Please feel free to pass these Weekly Legislative Updates on to your group of Veteran Friends –don’t be concerned with possible duplications – if your friends are as concerned as we are with Veteran issues, they probably won’t mind getting this from two or more friendly sources.

.                       That’s it for today- Thanks for your continuing help!