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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. UnitedHealthcare Struggles To Fix Delays In Managing Military Health Care

    The Hartford Courant
    The Pentagon is allowing UnitedHealthcare more time to fix chronic delays in the insurer's handling of referrals and authorizations for medical treatment of active-duty and retired military families in the western U.S. The problems stem from a huge...

    Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, St. Louis, Insurance, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care

    2. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Pentagon struggles with high cost of health care

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program — the military's health care system.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program — the military's health care system. Despite dire warnings from three...

    Tags: Chuck Hagel, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, U.S. Congress, Leon Panetta

    3. Feb 27, 2013 | Daily Press

  3. VIDEO: Good questions -- and answers on the sequester

    Rumor: Military pay and allowances will be cut. False. Fact: Military pay and allowances are protected. Paychecks will be paid on time and basic allowance for housing and other pays will continue. Retirees and survivors will also continue to receive...

    Tags: Financial Planning, Chemical Industry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Career and Workplace, Armed Forces

    4. Sep 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Military not doing enough to help soldiers with substance abuse, study finds

    Substance abuse among America's soldiers is increasing and the Department of Defense isn't doing enough to address the problem, according to a new report.
    Substance abuse among America's soldiers is increasing and the Department of Defense isn't doing enough to address the problem, according to a new report. The report released today by the Institute of Medicine found that the military health system...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Armed Forces, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals

    5. Jul 5, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. UnitedHealthcare Wins $20 Billion Military Healthcare Contract For Western U.S.

    The Hartford Courant
    UnitedHealthcare officially has won a challenge to take on a $20 billion contract managing active-duty and retired military and their families living in the western U.S. The health insurer said this week that the U.S. Government Accountability Office...

    Tags: Family, Health, Healthcare Contract Issues, Insurance, Career and Workplace

    6. May 22, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. Manchester Family Pushes For Expanded Autism Coverage For Military Families

    Five-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism.
    The Hartford Courant
    Five-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism. Sgt. Maj. William Kenyon of Manchester is an active-duty veteran of Desert Storm — the early-1990s...

    Tags: Culture, Health Insurance, Autism, Government Health Care, West Hartford

    7. Apr 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Health records lost, stolen or revealed online

    Almost a decade after a new law went into effect to strengthen health privacy protections, the number of breaches of patient records and databases across the U.S. suggests that personal health information is not as private or secure as many consumers might want or expect.
    Almost a decade after a new law went into effect to strengthen health privacy protections, the number of breaches of patient records and databases across the U.S. suggests that personal health information is not as private or secure as many consumers...

    Tags: Mammogram, Health Insurance, Science and Technology, Government Health Care, Computing and Information Technology Industry

    8. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. A betrayal of veterans

    "I want to be absolutely clear: We cannot, and we must not, balance the budget on the backs of our veterans, and as commander in chief, I won't allow it." — President Barack Obama "It is absolutely essential to honor the commitments we have made...

    Tags: Retirement, Jim Webb, Health, Career and Workplace, John McCain

    9. Apr 16, 2006 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Military benefits made easy

    Of The Morning Call
    If you're an armed forces veteran or in the military now, you probably don't know about all the benefits you're entitled to. Even if you do, gobbledegook could stop you like a tank. Pick up a government publication and you might need a translator to find...

    Tags: Monster Worldwide Incorporated, Government Health Care, Loans, Government, Interior Policy

    10. Sep 16, 2004 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Text of Sen. John Kerry's Speech to National Guard Convention

    Released by JohnKerry.com
    LAS VEGAS I'm honored to be here today at your 126th Convention. I can't tell you how proud I am to stand before you – and how grateful I am to have the opportunity to talk with you today. I came out here because I wanted to look you in the eye and...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Government Health Care, Government, National Government, Death

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