Lawmakers Push for Review of How the Pentagon Grapples with Mental Health The group would conduct a deep dive into the Defense Department's mental health programs, support and treatment, according to...
Another Outage Hits Troubled Records System at VA, DoD Health Facilities The outage, in addition to one on April 17, sets the clock "back to zero," after a seven-month successful run, VA Secretary...
Defense Department Sticking with TriWest to Run Tricare West Region Following a review of the selection process, the Defense Health Agency has decided to stick with TriWest, a health management...
Take Control of Tricare Select Costs by Knowing the Provider Types The more you understand about the types of Tricare providers, the better you can control your costs.
Tricare Isn't Covering a Treatment for Eating Disorders. Senators Want to Know Why. Under the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, Tricare is supposed to cover inpatient and outpatient care...
The New Tricare Pharmacy Contract: Delivering Value for Military Families and Taxpayers Under the new contract, 98% of Tricare beneficiaries live within 15 minutes’ driving time of a network retail pharmacy, and...
Top Enlisted Sailor Says Service Members Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Care Without a Referral During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the...
Health Net Protests $65.1 Billion Tricare Contract Award The company currently manages the West Region but lost to TriWest Healthcare Alliance in a decision announced in December.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
![Navy sailor steps on scale with boots on.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/mil-sailor-steps-on-scale-boots-1800.jpg?itok=zo0K895Y "Nine senators asked for an explanation about why Tricare is not covering residential care for eating disorders for adult dependents, contrary to "congressional intent." (U.S. Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz).")
