TRICARE
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The Defense Department says TRICARE will continue to operate, but it's expecting a few issues.
January 21, 2018 -
The Defense Health Agency is rolling back some primary care copayments for military families and retirees.
January 08, 2018 -
VA Secretary Shulkin's agenda for the upcoming year is full of initiatives across the department, from improving morale to implementing interoperability in health records to realigning infrastructure.
January 05, 2018 -
Defense saw a slew of changes in 2017 aimed to increase competitiveness, inspire growth and address shortfalls in funding and healthcare realms.
December 28, 2017 -
DoD used planned system outage to prepare for transition to new TRICARE contractors, changes to health benefits
December 27, 2017 -
Military and Defense Department employees will see some big changes to retirement and prescription drug copays starting next year.
December 20, 2017 -
The defense secretary gave Congress a list of grievances regarding the 2018 defense authorization bill.
October 18, 2017 -
New rules alter TRICARE's benefit structure, require beneficiaries to sign up during open enrollment.
September 29, 2017 -
The Trump administration's Defense budget proposal envisions billions of dollars in savings from more oversight on IT, base closures, health care reforms and plane tickets.
May 24, 2017 -
A new Bipartisan Policy Center report on military personnel reform wants to put more of the TRICARE cost burden on retirees. The organization’s most recent report on the issue stated DoD spent $52 billion in health care for service members, retirees and their families in 2012.
March 23, 2017 -
According to cybersecurity firm TrapX, cyber attacks on health care organizations rose 39 percent last year with 93 major incidents. And a big way in is through unprotected medical device. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asks Anthony James, vice president of marketing at TRAPX Security, how vulnerable is the Veterans Affairs Department or TRICARE?
January 11, 2017 -
The annual Defense authorization bill Congress sent to President Obama’s desk on Thursday will dramatically increase the role of the Pentagon’s youngest combat support agency.
December 09, 2016 -
The Defense Department has taken a lot of heat in recent years from industry critics who charge its procurement officials have been putting too much weight on low prices and not enough on quality.
December 06, 2016 -
House Armed Services Committee Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Joe Heck confirms a 2.1 percent pay raise for troops.
November 29, 2016 -
The Defense Department has cited lower health care costs as one of the benefits of the $58 billion in contract awards it issued in July to manage its TRICARE health care system. But in at least one of the two contracts, price wasn’t the driving factor.
November 28, 2016