Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Tricare Dental Premiums Increase for 2023 Plan Year The new coverage year begins May 1; most will see their monthly premiums increase about $1-$4.
Newly Approved Rapid Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Could Speed Up Treatment for Troops The diagnostic test was developed by Abbott Laboratories and an arm of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command...
Army Doctors in El Paso Surged to Care for Victims of Mass Shooting Army doctors who treated victims of the recent mass shooting in El Paso said the emergency room scene was like a war zone,
Inside a Navy Shock Trauma Platoon Deployed to NATO Exercise and What It's Learning from the Ukraine War Seven U.S. service members are part of a U.S. Navy shock trauma platoon -- a specialized unit that acts as a mobile emergency...
Free Surgeries and Prescriptions: White House Staff Got Access to Military Health Care Despite Being Ineligible According to the report, from 2017 through 2020, the Defense Department "funded and resourced care for an average of 6 to 20"...
Plan to Slash Military Medical Billets Based on Faulty Analysis, Federal Watchdog Says A 2019 proposal to trim 10,739 medical personnel from the ranks failed to use the criteria it developed to assess wartime...
Coast Guard's Lack of Health Care Workers Is Hurting Services for Personnel, Families, Watchdog Says As a result of staffing shortages and the service's remote duty stations, Coast Guard beneficiaries often face delays...
These Speedy New Navy Medical Ships Are Designed with the Pacific in Mind Tucked inside the recently passed DoD budget for 2023 is funding for a new kind of Navy medical ship – one built to operate...
The Defense Health Agency Has a New Chief -- Another Army Doctor The Army's former deputy surgeon general is the fourth director of the nearly 10-year-old agency.
Navajo Corporal Becomes First Marine Authorized to Wear Traditional Native Hair Cpl. Bradford Flores is honoring his culture by growing his hair out -- and the Marine Corps authorized it.
House Approves $2.5 Billion for Junior Enlisted Raises, Which May Be $800 Million Too Little The bill will almost certainly be overhauled before it becomes law since it includes a number of conservative policy riders...
Air Force Veteran Accused of Disclosing Classified Data on Aircraft, Weapons in Latest Military Leak Case The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that retired Lt. Col. Paul J. Freeman has been...
JBLM Servicemen Say the Army Didn't Protect Them from a Doctor Charged with Abusive Sexual Contact The 15 servicemen are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered.
Express Scripts' Tricare Pharmacy Contract Could Be Costing Military Families Money, Lawmakers Warn A bipartisan group of senators and representatives say the company that manages the Defense Department's prescription drug...