TRICARE

• Former Trump aide in trouble for not turning over government emails on private account

  Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Biden Administration Office of Personnel Management gets its first second-in-command. And the Navy has a new top intelligence officer.

  Federal Newscast

  August 04, 2022
• TRICARE recipients will once again have to pay telehealth copays

  For the nearly 10 million people using TRICARE as their healthcare insurance provider, telehealth appointments have been free of copays, adding a layer of financial relief during a worldwide pandemic. However, that is now about…

  Defense

  August 03, 2022
• Senate appropriators propose to repeal Hyde, add tens of billions to Defense budget

  The Senate Appropriations Committee is proposing $850 billion for national security.

  Congress

  August 02, 2022
• Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties

  In today's Federal Newscast: It looks like DoD might be underreporting what it's spending on cloud services. CISA can expect a huge budget increase next year.

  Federal Newscast

  August 02, 2022
• DoD trying to educate service members about abortion options

  Service members are facing long travel times and financial burdens to get abortions.

  Defense

  July 29, 2022
• TRICARE expanding services for new and pregnant parents

  Lactation services and doulas will now be covered under a new pilot.

  Defense

  May 03, 2022
• Members of Congress want Pentagon to start covering birth control under TRICARE

  In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers are trying to achieve cost parity under TRICARE to cover birth control.

  Federal Newscast

  January 24, 2022
• DHA’s updated plan to resize Military Health System is similar to pre-pandemic strategy

  The strategy comes after DHA was forced to rethink its path forward after the COVID-19 pandemic showed stress in some private health care networks and forced some clinics to close.

  Defense

  November 05, 2021
• Moving more TRICARE patients to civilian care would cause ‘significant harm,’ study finds

  New study, published this month in the journal Health Sciences Research, projected worse health outcomes for DoD beneficiaries even if as few as 10% of them were shifted to private-sector care.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  October 25, 2021
• TRICARE drug prices will rise next year, and in the foreseeable future

  TRICARE beneficiaries who get their drugs through home delivery or through a retail pharmacy will pay anywhere from $1 to $8 more in copayments starting in 2022.

  Defense

  October 04, 2021
• Military eating disorder advocates see win in 2022 NDAA

  Eating disorders in the military have risen 26% in recent years.

  Defense

  September 29, 2021
• JADC2 strategy in the works, possibility for investment fund

  DoD hopes to have two formal strategies approved soon -- one classified and one unclassified -- to codify each of the lines of effort in its Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) project.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  April 26, 2021
• Military family members take health care cost concerns right to the top

  The Military Coalition, a group representing millions of service members and their families has appealed right to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

  Defense

  April 16, 2021
• TRICARE beneficiaries can now set up COVID vaccine appointments online

  In today's Federal Newscast, if you get your healthcare via the Defense Department, you can now make an appointment for a COVID vaccination online.

  Federal Newscast

  March 31, 2021