Not Just Troops: Military Health Care Sets Course to Improve Health Care for All Patients, Director Says The previous message didn't reflect where the military health system is moving following years of reform, said Army Lt. Gen...
DoD Seeking Caregivers, Military Family Members for Study on Consequences of Brain Injuries in Troops The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence is conducting a 15-year study on the effects of traumatic brain injury on...
How a Government Shutdown Impacts Military Pay, Benefits These are the details from the military on what a government shutdown means for military pay and benefits.
Racial Inequities in Military Health System Less Than General Population, But Gaps Exist, Study Finds A review of existing studies found lower rates for Blacks for maternal monitoring and reproductive care but higher rates of...
Tricare Rate Hikes: Premiums for Young Adults, Retired and Reserve Troops Jump Sharply for 2nd Straight Year Health insurance premiums are going up in 2024 for reservists, young adults and transitioning service members enrolled in...
Army Sparks Outrage with Delay of 'Brandon Act' Implementation More than two months late in implementing a policy that would give soldiers quicker access to a mental health screening, the...
Too Many Managers, Too Few Providers? Watchdog Tells Defense Health Agency to Reexamine Its Market Structure Military health system reforms have kept the Defense Health Agency’s budget flat relative to inflation, but the effort needs...
Commissaries Bringing Healthier, Fresh Food Closer to Home for Army Soldiers The Defense Commissary Agency is hoping to expand the new program to the other U.S. military services, officials said last...
DoD's Failure to Standardize Exceptional Family Member Program Leaves Gaps in Services, Watchdog Finds Since 2012, government watchdogs have made recommendations to improve the program, but the DoD has not fully implemented...
DoD to Launch Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts in November The benefit is designed to encourage service members to budget for child care expenses while putting more money in their...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.