Legislative News

Whitehouse Refutes Claims that Senate Bill will Tax TRICARE

Reality Check: TRICARE Is Safe and Sound Under Health Reform.

February 1, 2010

The Whitehouse blog addresses issues surrounding TRICARE and the healthcare bill currently in the Senate.

"In recent days, a particularly disturbing myth about health insurance reform has resurfaced.  Opponents of reform have dredged up the baseless charge that reform somehow will affect or increase the cost of the TRICARE benefits on which America’s troops and veterans depend."

Read the full blog here.