"...Current retirees and all troops who later enter the military retirement system would face higher Tricare fees under the Pentagon's new budget proposal.
The plan, released Tuesday, would usher those already in the Tricare system into the fee structure passed by Congress last year by removing a "grandfathering" clause included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). That law currently only impacts those who enter the force after January 2018.
The proposed Tricare changes do not impact elderly Tricare for Life users. All of the proposed changes must first be approved by Congress before they become law -- a process that could take months or longer -- and some lawmakers have already described the president's budget request as "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill..."
May 23, 2017
New Budget Seeks Tricare Fee Increases for Military Retirees
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