Fix this insurance messAnyone who has worked in government long enough has come across rules and policies noteworthy only for being devoid of common sense.
Case in point: how Tricare deals with veterans whose disabilities make them eligible for Medicare.
Ryan Kules, a former Army captain, lost most of an arm and a leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005. When the 100 percent disabled, medically retired veteran went to fill a prescription recently, he learned from the pharmacist that Tricare had canceled his health coverage.
Why? As a military retiree under 65, Kules was eligible for Medicare — but because he failed to enroll in Medicare Part B, Tricare canceled his coverage.
Kules had received a notice telling him he had to decide whether to enroll in Medicare Part B.
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http://www.armytimes.com/community/opinion/army_editorial_insurance_122908/%2euhc comment: How much longer will we continue to fuck wounded veterans? :grr: 
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