Get Prescriptions at Home With TRICARE For Life

By TRICARE Communications  FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Do you often make trips to the pharmacy to pick up your prescriptions? For many, this process can be time consuming. If you have TRICARE For Life (TFL), you have pharmacy coverage through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program. This means you can use TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery. “Many TFL beneficiaries like the convenience of having their prescriptions delivered to their homes,” said Melanie Richardson,...

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Finish your benefits claims within one year to be eligible for the most backdated benefits

By VBA Office of Strategic Engagement Last year, more Veterans submitted their “intent to file” (ITF) for benefits claims than ever before. These ITFs are disability compensation claims that Veterans started, but didn’t finish, and they’re an important tool because they help Veterans preserve their earliest possible effective date for their benefits claim, which makes them potentially eligible for backdated benefits.  If you submitted an ITF last year,...

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Retired Army Soldier receives master aviator wings

By Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Jackson, U.S. Army Reserve Command Nearly 45 years after his last flight, retired Lt. Col. James R. Schrum received his master aviator wings at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, on May 28, 2024.Maj. Gen. Eugene "Gene" LeBoeuf, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, hosted the ceremony, which was attended by friends, family and Soldiers at the command’s headquarters.LeBoeuf spoke about the efforts of many attendees to make the event a reality...

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Through 2027, veterans have no copay for the first three mental health visits

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder visits of each calendar year through 2027. This benefit expands Veterans’ access to mental health services and lowers their out-of-pocket costs. This copayment exemption benefits dates back to June 27, 2023 and—by law—will end Dec. 29, 2027. To be eligible for this exemption, the outpa...

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