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Got to Get Fixed:" Billing delays, coverage issues still plague Tricare patients and providers
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (1597+ words) Tri West took over administration last year of the Defense Department's health care program across 26 states in the western half of the country. (Maria Christina Yager/Defense Health Agency) Nearly every day for months, Lorelei Evans, a major in the…...
CVS to pay almost $40 million for overbilling Tricare and other federal insurers for insulin pens
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (316+ words) The pharmacy chain CVS will pay $37. 8 million under a settlement in a federal lawsuit. Prosecutors say CVS dispensed and billed U. S. government health plans, including military provider Tricare, for more insulin than was prescribed for its diabetic customers. (File) Pharmacy chain…...
Democratic lawmakers and veterans groups issue warning over expiring tax credits for health insurance
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (965+ words) Health insurance coverage for 267, 000 veterans and their families will be at risk if tax credits that lower their premium costs under the Affordable Care Act are allowed to expire, Democratic lawmakers warned Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, during a news conference at the…...
TRICARE Open Season begins Nov. 10
6+ mon, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) TRICARE Open Season starts Nov. 10, and runs through Dec. 9. (Defense Health Agency) TRICARE Open Season begins Nov. 10 and runs through Dec. 9, giving eligible beneficiaries time to enroll in or make changes to their health plan for 2026, according to a TRICARE…...
Military Exchange stores worldwide will remain open if government shuts down
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (143+ words) Army & Air Force Exchange Service stores worldwide will remain open for authorized shoppers if the federal government shuts down Oct. 1. (Army & Air Force Exchange Service HQ) Military Exchange stores worldwide will remain open if the federal government shuts down Wednesday....
Megabills didn't break the US economy before and won't now
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) The reason markets are not responding more to the 870-page bill is that they see it for what it is " just another in a very long line of very big bills that add to the debt but won't break the…...