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Pentagon Will Reimburse Egg Freezing Up to $10,000 a Year but Caps Sperm Storage at Only $500

A three-year Defense Department pilot starting in September reimburses fertility preservation for troops facing hazardous orders or long separations.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Military Doctors Say Hegseth's Testosterone Plan Skips the Serious Side Effects Discussion

Hegseth's July 15 testosterone screening mandate for military members over 30 drew immediate concern from doctors about infertility, stroke risk, and lack of medical justification. Here is what the evidence shows.

Medical Daily · Jul 24

The two Republicans who voted against Trump’s transgender troop ban

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The Independent UK · Jul 22

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House Republicans fail to turn Trump’s transgender military ban into law as two members defect

An amendment by Lauren Boebert fails, but two anti-trans amendments by Nancy Mace were passed late Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Thousands of US military beneficiaries have data breached following TRICARE cyberattack — DoD Benefits Numbers and some Social Security numbers leaked

TriWest suffers an attack and loses TRICARE data on some 12,000 people.

TechRadar · Jul 16

The U.S. Military Just Deployed AI That Listens to Doctor Visits and Writes the Medical Notes

The U.S. Military Health System is deploying AI that listens to clinical visits and auto-generates medical notes worldwide. Consent is required. Here's how it works.

Medical Daily · Jul 9

Nurse charged in massive healthcare fraud spent money on $594,000 Ferrari: DOJ

The Department of Justice has charged 455 people accused of medical fraud schemes worth a combined $6.5 billion

The Independent UK · Jun 30

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Wealth Wise: Bridging the Healthcare Age Gap for Military Couples with TRICARE and Medicare

In our retirement advice column, Wealth Wise, our reader turns 65 a year before a spouse. Here's how to seamlessly bridge the age gap using veteran benefits.

Kiplinger · Jun 21

Prescription Mail Orders Are Taking Longer — And Costing More — This Quarter

For millions of Americans managing chronic conditions, mail-order pharmacies were once the ultimate “set it and forget it” solution. In exchange for a 90-day supply,...

Saving Advice · Jan 1

Military Spouses: Here Are 10 Benefits You Didn’t Know You Were Eligible For

Military spouses hold families together through deployments, relocations, and constant change—but many don’t realize just how many benefits they’re entitled to. From education grants to...

Saving Advice · Nov 3, 2025

'My Addiction Torched Everything While Putting Me In Debt' — Service Member Loses $500K In 6 Years, Seeks Financial Advice

An enlisted military service member is hanging up their uniform in two years and beginning a battle for their financial future.

Benzinga · Oct 9, 2025

Battle over transgender troops reignites on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

Multiple defense bills would cement the Trump administration’s restrictions on health care for transgender military community members.

Roll Call · Jul 24, 2025

Trump executive order targets transgender care - Roll Call

The executive order follows a separate Pentagon directive calling for a change for transgender troops issued Monday.

Roll Call · Jan 28, 2025

Senate Passes Defense Bill With Ban On Gender-Affirming Care

The National Defense Authorization Act includes a controversial provision banning gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members, sparki...

House sends compromise NDAA to Senate - Roll Call

The House passed the annual defense policy bill despite move than half of the chamber's Democrats voting in opposition.

Salon · Aug 22, 2024

The corporate greed threatening health

Private companies — and not just medical ones — shape the contours of American life in so many ways

Roll Call · Aug 13, 2024

TRICARE becomes part of fight over pharmacy benefit managers - Roll Call

Lawmakers question whether the decision to renew Express Scripts as TRICARE's pharmacy benefit manager is a wise decision.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024

Republicans are quietly pushing to defund transgender healthcare - and not just for minors

For a year and a half, GOP lawmakers have been stealthily adding amendements to government appropriations bills, which are key to funding major government departments, to ban any federal money being used for gender transition procedures. This will dramatically curtail trans people’s access to medical care — just like the…

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The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

Manchin walks back bizarre comment on vote for gender-affirming care restrictions in defense bill

Manchin told The Independent, ‘Maybe I made a mistake’ when asked directly about the vote that on two amendments that would restrict gender-affirming care for US servicemembers and their families. Hours later, his office said he stands by the vote

WEKU · Apr 3, 2024

It's time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This couple can't wait

After a decade of outsourcing military health care, the Pentagon now plans to do the opposite, an about-face Matt and Helen Perry hope means they'll get the care they were promised after going to war.

Kiplinger · Feb 26, 2024

UnitedHealth Questioned On Potential Patient Data Leaked in Cyberattack

As UnitedHealth begins a staged processing of $14B in claims backlog, a lawmaker wants to know exactly which Medicare records and other patient data were compromised in the breach.

Roll Call · Nov 9, 2023

House GOP eyes trans care as newest battleground issue - Roll Call

As 2024 approaches, GOP lawmakers are focusing on transgender care as an issue that they hope will energize their base.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

Obesity in the U.S. military surged during the COVID-19 pandemic

StockNews.com · Jan 27, 2023

3 Stocks That Could Make You a Millionaire in the Long Term

With economic growth moderating just enough to keep hopes of a Fed-engineered ‘soft landing’ alive, shares of fundamentally strong, resilient, and growing businesses AT&T (T), Amgen (AMGN), Humana (HUM) could be worth investing in for sustained risk-adjusted returns. Continue reading….

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Defense Department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets

Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay but also has the option of using a regular pharmacy through Tricare, the Defense…

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