Action Alert

Action Alert

	Legislative Alert: Help Resist TRICARE Fee Hikes

President Obama will be unveiling his FY 2010 budget this month and we need to take this opportunity to urge the President to resist the Department of Defense's efforts to impose TRICARE fee increases on retired military families. The past three years DoD has proposed to defray the increase in health care costs by raising TRICARE enrollment fees, copayments, and deductibles. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the VFW and other Veterans and Military Service Organizations, Congress has resisted these proposals.

Please take the time to send a message to the President encouraging him to pursue other means to make TRICARE cost efficient without seeking to "tax" beneficiaries whose service has more than paid for this benefit

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Dear President Obama,

As a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the nation’s largest combat veterans organization, I am writing to request that you do not include TRICARE fee increases on retired military families in your budget proposal to Congress

Military healthcare and retirement benefits are earned entitlements.  Beneficiaries have already paid higher premiums by virtue of their decades of extraordinary service, and personal and family sacrifices associated with a military career.  Military healthcare and retirement benefits must reflect the nation’s appreciation for the harsh conditions of military service endured by retirees and their families. Moreover, imposing undue health care costs on retirees sends a powerfully negative message, not only to retirees but also to those currently serving this country in uniform, about the value of their service.

I urge you to refrain from requesting any increases in TRICARE enrollment fees, co-pays and deductibles.  Please do what’s right and derail this unpopular initiative. Don’t continue to track an effort proposed by the previous administration.  Pursue other means to make TRICARE cost efficient without seeking to “tax” beneficiaries whose service has more than paid for this benefit.

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