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of health care costs with current Tricare fees, and proposed
House and proposed Senate fees. Please note that this chart
does not cover the House and Senate methods to increase fees,
deductibles, catastrophic caps and copayments.
Additionally, the enrollment fees for active duty family members (ADFM) begin Jan. 1, 2018, only for families of service
members who join the military from that date forward. There
is no change in fees for ADFM whose service member joined
before that date.
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), DoD
spent $52 billion in 2012 on health care for service members,
retirees and their families. "The cost of providing that care
has increased rapidly as a share of the defense budget over
the past decade, outpacing growth in the economy, growth
in per capita health care spending in the United States, and
growth in funding for DoD's base budget (which finances the
department's routine activities but has excluded funding for
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan)," CBO reported. "Between
2000 and 2012, funding for military health care increased by
130 percent, over and above the effects of overall inflation
in the economy. In 2000, funding for health care accounted
for about 6 percent of DoD's base budget; by 2012, that share
had reached nearly 10 percent. By 2028, health care would
claim 11 percent of the cost of implementing DoD's plans,
CBO estimates."
Here are a few of the 105 proposals and recommendations being considered by the House and Senate Armed
Services Committees.
Senate Proposals
Section 702 - Modifications of Cost-Sharing Requirements
for the Tricare Pharmacy Benefits Program and Treatment of
Certain Pharmaceutical Agents
The proposal sets a schedule of annual copay increases
through 2025. It roughly doubles copays over that period and
raises the mail-order generic copay from zero to $11 in 2020.
The secretary of defense has authority to adjust prescription
copays after 2025. It does control increases for certain retirees
and survivors whose spouses died on active duty by keeping
prescription copays at the FY 2016 rate.
Section 703 - Eligibility of Certain Beneficiaries Under the
Tricare Program for Participation in the Federal Employees
Dental and Vision Insurance Program
This change would allow the secretary of defense to enter
into an agreement with the director of the Office of Personnel
Management to offer eligible beneficiaries the dental and vision
insurance currently available to federal employees under the
Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program.
Section 707 - Pilot Program to Provide Health Insurance to
Members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces
The secretary of defense would be authorized to carry out a
pilot program jointly with the director of the Office of Personnel
Management. If conducted, it would be run at least five years
and provide commercial health insurance coverage to eligible
Reserve Component members who enroll for either individual,
self plus one or self and family coverage.
Unfortunately, the pilot excludes RC members and their
families if they are already eligible to enroll in a health benefits
plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
ROA explained to the House and Senate that continuity of care
does not exist and causes hardships for the family members.
To establish continuity of care, family members could remain
covered under the pilot program even when the RC member
changed status to serve on active duty for a period greater than
30 days.
The pilot would cost more than Tricare Reserve Select because
payment would be established for all cost-sharing amounts, plus
an annual premium (equal to 28 percent of the total annual
amount of the premium under the plan). During a period in
which an RC member served on active duty for more than 30
days, the premium amount and cost share would be zero for
eligible family members because DoD would provide 100 percent
of the cost.
Section 708 - Pilot Program on Treatment of Members of the
Armed Forces for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Related to
Military Sexual Trauma
This proposal authorizes the secretary of defense to conduct
a three-year pilot awarding competitive grants to community
partners to provide intensive outpatient programs to treat
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Officer - Fall 2016
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
OPENING SHOTS
FEEDBACK
CAPITOL HILL CONNECTION
HEARING THE VOICE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT
WHAT IT MEANS TO ‘FIGHT’ FOR RESERVISTS
HEALTH CARE REFORM
SERVICE MEMBERS LAW CENTER
THE MILLENNIAL RESERVIST
CARING FOR THE CAREGIVERS
ATTEN-SHUN!
SERVICE MEMBERS’ MENTAL HEALTH IS CRITICAL TO READINESS
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE
NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (M & RA)
ARMY RESERVE
MARINE FORCES RESERVE
NAVY RESERVE
COAST GUARD RESERVE
AIR FORCE RESERVE
RESERVE LIFE
2016 ROA NATIONAL CONVENTION
PROUD TO SERVE
DEPARTMENT AND CHAPTER NEWS
BOOK REVIEWS
STARS FOUNDATION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING RESERVISTS
HELPING DEPLOYED RESERVISTS’ CHILDREN SUCCEED AT SCHOOL
STARS INDUSTRY NEWS
USAA’S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GOES ABOVE FOR THOSE WHO GO BEYOND
UNITED CONCORDIA’S ACTIVE DUTY DENTAL PROGRAM HELPS PREPARE RESERVE AND GUARD FOR EARLY ACTIVATION
BOEING’S C-40A CLIPPER JET BRINGS POWER AND SAVINGS TO THE NAVY
STARS BRIEFS
SALVO
The Officer - Fall 2016 - Cover1
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
The Officer - Fall 2016 - OPENING SHOTS
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - FEEDBACK
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - HEARING THE VOICE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - WHAT IT MEANS TO ‘FIGHT’ FOR RESERVISTS
The Officer - Fall 2016 - HEALTH CARE REFORM
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - SERVICE MEMBERS LAW CENTER
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - MARINE FORCES RESERVE
The Officer - Fall 2016 - NAVY RESERVE
The Officer - Fall 2016 - COAST GUARD RESERVE
The Officer - Fall 2016 - AIR FORCE RESERVE
The Officer - Fall 2016 - 2016 ROA NATIONAL CONVENTION
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - PROUD TO SERVE
The Officer - Fall 2016 - DEPARTMENT AND CHAPTER NEWS
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - BOOK REVIEWS
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - STARS FOUNDATION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING RESERVISTS
The Officer - Fall 2016 - HELPING DEPLOYED RESERVISTS’ CHILDREN SUCCEED AT SCHOOL
The Officer - Fall 2016 - USAA’S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GOES ABOVE FOR THOSE WHO GO BEYOND
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - UNITED CONCORDIA’S ACTIVE DUTY DENTAL PROGRAM HELPS PREPARE RESERVE AND GUARD FOR EARLY ACTIVATION
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The Officer - Fall 2016 - STARS BRIEFS
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