McCain Okay With Cutting Military Benefits
According to the Associated Press, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) sent a letter to the bipartisan budget supercommittee in which he indicated he is open to cost-saving steps in military benefits.
The AP reports that McCain supports President Obama’s proposal to start charging older military retirees a $200 annual enrollment fee for TRICARE for Life. In addition, McCain urged the supercommittee to consider restricting working-age military retirees and their dependents from enrolling in TRICARE Prime. McCain pointed out that the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that such a move would save $111 billion over 10 years.
McCain also said he supports the administration’s proposal for a commission to review possible changes to the 20 year military retirement system and the current military pay and compensation model.
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as a retired military the promise was serve and you get a pension and medical benefits at no cost..
those who reach SS retirement are then shifted to medicare with tricare for life paying second...
this poses a problem for older retirees. . one you have to pay for medicare at about a hundred a month.. or $1200 a year.. for the privilege of getting less coverage..
you still have deductibles and copay.. from both Medicare and tricare for life..
so in effect McRINO wants to hit older military retirees with a $200 a year penalty.. just because...