Posted on Aug 7, 2018
Tricare customers have 'increasing dissatisfaction,' skip treatment because of costs, survey says...
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Sounds like Retirees are happier than Active Duty Troops and Families. My biggest frustration, which is a good problem to have I know, is I have insurance through my job, so Tri-Care for Life is my secondary, by law, and each year it seems work has a new insurance carrier, and each can be a challenge to deal with. Army will refer me out, and then my work insurance has to approve it... or not....
Tricare customers have 'increasing dissatisfaction,' skip treatment because of costs, survey says...
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Thank you for sharing my friend COL Charles Williams and letting us know that your employer has insurance on you. Yes, as typical the Federal government speaks with forked tongue.
If you work after retiring from Army and are insured it becomes more complicated than if you had no insurance at which time you would be fined for having no health insurance :-)
Joseph Heller, the author of Catch 22 would see the black humor in this situation.
In June 2013 I had insurance through my employer and the Affordable Care Act was going to be implemented on July 1, 2013. I was terminated on June 30, 2013 after over 20 years of employment as a research fellow and then a senior consultant to the Federal Government.
Thankfully the VA picked up my medical coverage and my wife was picked up in October 2016 when I finally retired from the Army.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi LTC (Join to see) LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Jeff S. CPT Jack Durish MSgt Robert C Aldi SFC Stephen King MSgt Danny Hope SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl Craig Marton SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT (Join to see) Maj Marty Hogan
If you work after retiring from Army and are insured it becomes more complicated than if you had no insurance at which time you would be fined for having no health insurance :-)
Joseph Heller, the author of Catch 22 would see the black humor in this situation.
In June 2013 I had insurance through my employer and the Affordable Care Act was going to be implemented on July 1, 2013. I was terminated on June 30, 2013 after over 20 years of employment as a research fellow and then a senior consultant to the Federal Government.
Thankfully the VA picked up my medical coverage and my wife was picked up in October 2016 when I finally retired from the Army.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi LTC (Join to see) LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Jeff S. CPT Jack Durish MSgt Robert C Aldi SFC Stephen King MSgt Danny Hope SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl Craig Marton SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT (Join to see) Maj Marty Hogan
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I have the same issue. Paid for it, didn't use it and then when I needed it the hurdles are absurd
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COL Charles Williams Compared to the Day I Retired I'm a Roundbody but all things are Relative, I'm still medically low maintenance. No Longer a Cheetah Navy 5 K Runner but Still Pretty Healthy so Haven't tapped it much.
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