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      "title": "Military Health Care: The Issue of \"Promised\" Benefits",
      "summary": "Many military health care beneficiaries, particularly military retirees, their dependents, and those\nrepresenting their interests, state that they were promised \"free health care for life at military\nfacilities\" as part of their \"contractual agreement\" when they entered the armed forces. Efforts to\nlocate authoritative documentation of such promises have not been successful. Congressional report\nlanguage and recent court decisions have rejected retiree claims seeking 'free care at military\nfacilities' as a right or entitlement. These have stated that the medical benefit structure made up of\nmilitary health care facilities, Tricare and Medicare currently provide lifetime health care to military\nmembers, retirees and their respective dependents. Nevertheless, claims continue to be made,\nparticularly by those seeking additional benefits from the Department of Defense, or attempting to\nprevent an actual or perceived reduction in benefits.\n Recent changes in the availability of military benefits and eligibility for these benefits have lead\nto speculation that retiree out-of-pocket costs may be increased. Growth in military health care\nspending, it has been argued, will lead to increased competition for defense dollars. Groups\nrepresenting military retirees have stated that it is among their objectives to prevent what they\ndescribe as cost-shifting from the military to the beneficiaries. Although military health care is\narguably among the most generous health benefit programs available, these groups see potential\nincreases in out-of-pocket beneficiary payments as a part of the \"broken promise.\"",
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      "title": "Military Health Care: The Issue of \u201cPromised\u201d Benefits",
      "summary": "In the debate over the Department of Defense policy on military health care benefits, many\r\nmilitary personnel and retirees say that they were promised \u201cfree health care for life\u201d when\r\nthey entered the armed forces. What benefits are available and who is eligible to receive these\r\nbenefits are matters determined by Congress. This report discusses the issue of \u201cpromises\u201d\r\nof lifetime health care benefits made to military retirees.",
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