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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-24-08 07:48 AM
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(Army Times) Editorial: Fix this insurance mess
Fix this insurance mess

Anyone who has worked in government long enough has come across rules and policies noteworthy only for being devoid of common sense.

Case in point: how Tricare deals with veterans whose disabilities make them eligible for Medicare.

Ryan Kules, a former Army captain, lost most of an arm and a leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005. When the 100 percent disabled, medically retired veteran went to fill a prescription recently, he learned from the pharmacist that Tricare had canceled his health coverage.

Why? As a military retiree under 65, Kules was eligible for Medicare — but because he failed to enroll in Medicare Part B, Tricare canceled his coverage.

Kules had received a notice telling him he had to decide whether to enroll in Medicare Part B.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/community/opinion/army_editorial_insurance_122908/%2e



uhc comment: How much longer will we continue to fuck wounded veterans? :grr:
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