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Text of Sen. John Kerry's Speech to National Guard Convention
Released by JohnKerry.comLAS VEGAS I'm honored to be here today at your 126th Convention. I can't tell you how proud I am to stand before you and how grateful I am to have the opportunity to talk with you today. I came out here because I wanted to look you in the eye and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Natural Disasters, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Career and Workplace, Family
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Critics make case against pay caps, higher TRICARE fees
Military folks upset by Obama administration proposals to cap pay raises, to phase-in sharply higher co-pays on prescriptions filled off base and to raise TRICARE costs on working-age retirees also tend to rail against such changes with arguments...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Armed Forces, Economy, Business and Finance
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Beneficiary Rx co-pays would climb for a decade
Rahm Emanuel, while serving as President Obama's first chief of staff, once advised not to let a "crisis go to waste" because that's when politicians will do things they otherwise wouldn't. Defense officials seem to have taken that advice to heart amid...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, High Blood Pressure, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Pentagon struggles with high cost of health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program — the military's health care system. Despite dire warnings from three...
Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Robert Gates, Career and Workplace
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VIDEO: Good questions -- and answers on the sequester
Rumor: Military pay and allowances will be cut. False. Fact: Military pay and allowances are protected. Paychecks will be paid on time and basic allowance for housing and other pays will continue. Retirees and survivors will also continue to receive...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Financial Planning, Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces, Defense Equipment
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Military not doing enough to help soldiers with substance abuse, study finds
Substance abuse among America's soldiers is increasing and the Department of Defense isn't doing enough to address the problem, according to a new report. The report released today by the Institute of Medicine found that the military health system...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Armed Forces, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Prescription Drugs
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Could TRICARE work for veterans?
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has proposed opening military TRICARE networks of civilian health care providers to veterans who can't get timely mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. TRICARE networks currently exist...Tags: Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans Affairs, Family, Health Insurance
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UnitedHealthcare Wins $20 Billion Military Healthcare Contract For Western U.S.
The Hartford CourantUnitedHealthcare officially has won a challenge to take on a $20 billion contract managing active-duty and retired military and their families living in the western U.S. The health insurer said this week that the U.S. Government Accountability Office...Tags: Collective Contract, Healthcare Contract Issues, Insurance, Health, Humana Incorporated
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Manchester Family Pushes For Expanded Autism Coverage For Military Families
The Hartford CourantFive-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism. Sgt. Maj. William Kenyon of Manchester is an active-duty veteran of Desert Storm — the early-1990s...Tags: West Hartford, John B. Larson, Culture, Health, Insurance
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A betrayal of veterans
"I want to be absolutely clear: We cannot, and we must not, balance the budget on the backs of our veterans, and as commander in chief, I won't allow it." — President Barack Obama "It is absolutely essential to honor the commitments we have made...Tags: Barack Obama, Health, John McCain, Jim Webb, U.S. Department of Defense
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Health records lost, stolen or revealed online
Almost a decade after a new law went into effect to strengthen health privacy protections, the number of breaches of patient records and databases across the U.S. suggests that personal health information is not as private or secure as many consumers...
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Military benefits made easy
Of The Morning CallIf you're an armed forces veteran or in the military now, you probably don't know about all the benefits you're entitled to. Even if you do, gobbledegook could stop you like a tank. Pick up a government publication and you might need a translator to find...Tags: Book, Retirement Planning Services, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Legal Services
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