by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 27, 2015 | Benefits, Retirement, Veterans
With the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, TRICARE beneficiaries may have questions about how it would affect them. The ACA and TRICARE are very different, governed by two different pieces of legislation so changes in one...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 25, 2015 | Veterans
Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan By Patricia Kime, Staff Writer1:41 p.m. EST January 22, 2015 (Photo: Susan Walsh/AP) A Supreme Court decision on Tuesday sent several lawsuits against defense contractor KBR back to trial court, allowing litigation to continue over...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 23, 2015 | Legislative, Retirement
MNGEA Legislative Report (addendum) 23 January 2015 SF0040 was heard in the Senate tax committee on 15 Jan 15. Minnesota State Senator Gazelka introduced the bill as a golden opportunity to include in the omnibus tax bill. This is a perfect opportunity because...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 21, 2015 | Benefits, Veterans
Free Tax Preparation, Advice Available to Military Families With the New Year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 21, 2015 | Benefits, National Guard, Retirement, Veterans
TRICARE and the ACA (Obamacare) We know it is not kind to start the beginning of the year by talking about filing taxes but there is no getting around them 2014 is the first year that the ACA-Affordable Care Act (or as it is generally known Obamacare) requires that...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 12, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
By Brian Everstine, Staff writer 4:40 p.m. EST January 6, 2015 (Photo: Boeing) Another fight between the Army and the National Guard over the Apache attach helicopter may be ahead. The nation’s governors plan to continually press Army leadership to let the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 23, 2014 | Benefits, Legislative, Veterans
Veterans Issues Saw Legislative Success in 2014 By Leo Shane III, Staff writer (Military Times) 9:16 a.m. EST December 22, 2014 Veterans faced a disheartening series of nationwide scandals related to their benefits and care in 2014, but that also brought an...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 23, 2014 | Benefits, Veterans
From Press Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has introduced legislation (S.3006) directing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to utilize its authority to offer community care to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 22, 2014 | Legislative, National Guard
From Scott Bousum, EANGUS Legislative Director EANGUS Leadership: Good morning, I hope my email finds you well. Since my 19-Nov-14 email update, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the Cromnibus, to fund the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 22, 2014 | Veterans
RONAN FARROW DAILY (MSNBC) – 12/18/14 VA Procedures on Colonoscopy – Five years ago, V.A. hospitals potentially exposed thousands of veterans to potential infections like HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis. Ronan Farrow Daily and the NBC News Investigative Unit...
