The bill would repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

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Washington Post:  Letters to the Editor   The Jan. 20 editorial "The Pentagon cuts" endorsed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' plan to in...

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The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a five-year pilot program under which each such Secretary shall establish a process through which each Secretary shall provide payment for treatments (including diagnostic testing) of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the Armed Forces and veterans in health care facilities other than military treatment facilities or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Such process shall provide that payment be made directly to the health care facility furnishing the treatment.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced the majorit...

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Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate the four-year phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and (4) require a limited reduction in retired pay for combat-related disability retirees with less than 20 years of retirement-creditable service.

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.

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The Defense Department has finally formalized its plan to expand Tricare coverage for dependent children through age 26, bringing the military’s...

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As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, The Pentagon, Thursday, January 06, 2011 http://www.defense.gov//speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=...

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Gray-area retirees from the National Guard and Reserves who want to purchase TRICARE health care coverage now have a new way to get a DoD Self-service...

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Amends the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to authorize the provision of mental health counseling for TRICARE participants. The bill also authorizes the provision of mental health services in DOD clinical trials.  In addition, the bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into personal service contracts with mental health counselors.  Finally, the measure includes mental health counselors within DOD licensure requirements for health-care professionals.

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