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Retention Rules Tighten on Members Not Medically Fit to Deploy
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis broke with tradition last month to impose a first-ever “universal retention policy” across the four service branches.
Tom Philpott has covered the military for more than 30 years. His syndicated column, Military Update, reaches 2 million readers and focuses on breaking news affecting pay, benefits, and the lifestyle of service people. He is a contributing editor with Military Officer, and his freelance articles have appeared in numerous magazines including The New Yorker, Washingtonian, Readers' Digest, and Kiplinger's. Philpott served a tour in the U.S. Coast Guard as an information officer.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis broke with tradition last month to impose a first-ever “universal retention policy” across the four service branches.
TRICARE beneficiaries will see increases in copayments for prescription drugs filled by mail order or at neighborhood retail outlets starting Feb. 1.
The VA published a revised rule Jan. 9 allowing payment of hundreds of thousands of pending claims for private-sector emergency care that veterans’ other health insurance covered in part but not in full.
The VA published a revised rule Jan. 9 allowing payment of hundreds of thousands of pending claims for private-sector emergency care that veterans’ other health insurance covered in part but not in full.
The new Republican-passed tax law deploys a new method of tracking inflation called the “chained” Consumer Price Index (CPI), a tool that will dampen future adjustments to federal tax brackets and standard deductions, reducing over time the value of touted tax breaks for individuals and companies.