Looming Changes to Military Medical Care Cause Uncertainty
By Jennifer Barnhill, Navy Spouse See this article inside the December issue of Military Spouse Magazine. With the threat of ...
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Get Ready: TRICARE Open Season Begins Soon…
In just a few weeks, it's Tricare and Federal Benefits Open Season... From November 11th to December 9th, 2019, eligible ...
Hey, Tricare, Keep Your Promise
As a breastfeeding mom, when my provider told me that Tricare would pay for my breast pump AND a small ...
Tricare’s Open Enrollment Policy is Going to Kill Someone
When we moved to Jacksonville, Florida, I was deep into the first trimester of an extremely high-risk pregnancy. Since our ...
Gap in TRICARE Insurance Coverage Leads to Servicemembers Choosing Between Bankruptcy or Jail
Four years ago, Sarah Coleman started having headaches, never dreaming that it would lead to a diagnosis of brain cancer. ...
Military Children Have More Health Care Needs, But Less Access and Lower Quality
From militarytimes.com Children in military families insured by Tricare are more likely to have special health care needs, and more likely to ...
High Risk Health Condition at the Military Treatment Facility?
How to advocate for the best care. As a military spouse, one of the first decisions we are asked to ...
Get Help from Tricare as a Milspouse Mama
sponsored If you aren't nursing, share this with a mama who is! We want to spread the word to each ...
8 Awesome Military Marriage Benefits You Have as a Spouse
“Ooo you’re about to get those GOOD military marriage benefits!” I would always wonder why people said this to me ...
5 Pros and Cons of Military Treatment Facilities vs. Civilian Providers
Just like many other aspects of the military world, choosing what type of medical provider to use for your family ...
The Real Scoop on Autism and TRICARE Coverage
Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a condition with a wide range of challenges as well as strengths, which ...
New DoD Policy Intends to Boot Out Non-Deployable Service Members
At a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing earlier this year, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Robert Wilkie introduced ...
One Mom’s Fight to Help Medically-Fragile Military Kids
By: Amber Kracht-Smith My daughter, Taylor, was born in 1994 with a congenital malformation of the brain, rendering her permanently ...
Where Do YOU Stand in the Game of TRICARE Reform Coming in 2018?
“That’s it….I’m switching to STANDARD!” If you haven’t uttered those words yourself at one time or another, you’re probably one ...
New TRICARE Change Could Force You to Stay with PRIME
Shared from National Military Family Association “My Primary Care Manager (PCM) fought with me for two years, insisting I didn’t ...
How to Get a Breast Pump Through Tricare for $0
Sponsored For military spouses who are expecting or just had a baby, you can get a breastpump at no cost to ...
You Got The Job…Now Advocate for Your Military Rights!
You got the job – now what? You nailed the interview and you got the job…Congrats! So now what? ...
Fix the Gap: Terminally Ill Military Kids Must Forego Treatment to Receive Hospice Care
By: Karen Ruedisueli, Government Relations Deputy Director, National Military Family Association Your family sacrifices 365 days a year. You endure ...
