04/18/2025
Unlock Your Health: Need Help with Your TRICARE Benefit? A Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinator Can Help
FALLS CHURCH, VA, April 18, 2025 - Did you know that military hospitals and clinics have support staff who can help you navigate your TRICARE benefit? These include Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinators. You can find them at any military hospital or clinic.
04/17/2025
Be vigilant of scammers targeting SMC benefits, Purple Heart recipients
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 - Veterans who receive higher compensation with Special Monthly Compensation (SMC), Purple Heart recipients, Veterans receiving income-based pension or survivors’ pension, and those receiving specially adapted housing (SAH) benefits are frequently targeted by bad actors.
04/17/2025
Measles Cases on the Rise in the U.S.: Recognize the Symptoms and Protect Your Family
FALLS CHURCH, VA, April 17, 2025 - You may have heard about the ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S. As of April 10, there have been 712 confirmed cases in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most of these cases are in Texas and New Mexico, cases have been rising across the country.
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.