Pentagon plans to target Tricare spending

The Washington Post: Tricare Target Of Pentagon Cuts As Health Care Projected To Reach $65B
As soaring medical costs have forced steep cuts to benefits offered by government and private plans, the program, known as Tricare, has grown more generous. The premiums are a fraction of those in the private sector, deductibles are low and co-pays limited. Premiums have not changed in 16 years. But Tricare's costs are exploding, projected in five years to hit $65 billion to insure 9.6 million people (Sun, 3/14).

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