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NewsPentagon plans to raise military healthcare premiums
The Pentagon is going after TriCare, the program that provides coverage for military dependents and retirees, to reduce military spending. The premiums--which haven't changed in 16 years--are a Read more...
Healthcare will comprise ten percent of military spending
Next time you hear chatter about proposed cuts to military spending, consider yourself part of the conversation. Healthcare will soon account for ten percent of Defense Department expenditures, a Read more...
Military health costs soar, raising possibility of higher out-of-pocket expenses
Pentagon spending on healthcare has soared from $19 billion in 2001 to a projected $50.7 billion in 2011, a 167 percent increase. Attributed to the surge in physical and mental health problems Read more...
FAH, senators call for a less-costly Tricare transition
The Federation of American Hospitals is calling for changes to the Defense Department's Tricare's transition to prospective payment methods, arguing that the current plan could cause a 25 percent cut Read more...
NY hospital will pay $89M to settle False Claims Act claims
Staten Island University Hospital has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of New York nearly $89 million to settle a handful of False Claims Act allegations brought by both the Read more...
President says he'll veto bill stopping Medicare cuts
In what may turn out to be largely a symbolic gesture, President Bush has said that plans to veto legislation which has put a stop to planned Medicare cuts for doctors. Among the reasons the White Read more...
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