04/12/2025
Pregnant Women Veterans: VA’s maternity care coordinators are here for you
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2025 - Pregnant women Veterans: Every VA facility has a maternity care coordinator ready to support you, provide health screenings and ensure you have access to needed education, resources, and supplies throughout your pregnancy and the year afterward. Maternity care coordinators understand the unique needs of women Veterans. Having one at your side means you’ve got an advocate to ensure that you and your baby receive the best care.
04/08/2025
New TRICARE Drive Time Waiver Policy Makes it Easier To Keep Your Primary Care Manager if You Move
FALLS CHURCH, VA, April 8, 2025 - Are you moving to a new home? Is it more than a 30-minute drive from your primary care manager? If so, TRICARE is making it simpler to keep your TRICARE Prime coverage. Now, most families who live more than 30 minutes but less than 100 miles from their PCM can continue seeing them without taking action.
04/07/2025
Air Force personnel involuntarily discharged over vaccine mandate offered reinstatement
ARLINGTON, VA, April 7, 2025 - The Department of Defense is offering a pathway for reinstatement for service members involuntarily discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The military departments will review discharge records, using standardized criteria, to identify those separated solely due to the vaccine mandate. Those whose records don't clearly indicate a sole-cause separation will be contacted directly.
04/07/2025
Air Force personnel who voluntarily left over vaccine mandate offered path back
ARLINGTON, VA, April 7, 2025 - The Department of Defense is offering a path back to service for military personnel who voluntarily separated or left to avoid the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. A new policy outlines procedures for these former service members to rejoin, restoring their previous rank and pay. This policy does not apply to those involuntarily discharged for refusing the vaccine; a separate process exists for those individuals.
04/07/2025
DoD Improves Process for Former Military Members Hired to Non-foreign OCONUS Civilian Positions
ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 7, 2025 - An update to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) has reduced travel burdens for former Service members and will save tax dollars on relocation expenses. As of March 12, 2025, a Service member separating or retiring from their military service in a non-foreign location outside of the United States (OCONUS) and appointed to a civilian position at that same location, may negotiate a service agreement. This update allows Service members retiring or separating in places such as Guam or Hawaii to be granted permanent change of station allowances (and may maintain their military return rights) until their employment in the civilian role has ended.
04/03/2025
Q&A: Your TRICARE Catastrophic Cap
FALLS CHURCH, VA, April 3, 2025 - How many times will you see a medical provider this year? Will your family member need to get urgent care or see a specialist? You can’t always predict your family’s healthcare needs. But you can know the most you could have to pay for TRICARE covered services. TRICARE calls this your catastrophic cap.