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• Tricare Prime West referral waivers extended

  Tricare Prime beneficiaries in the West region are still facing delays in obtaining specialty care, prompting Pentagon officials to extend the waiver period for getting treatment without a referral through June 18.

• SGT. SHAFT: Veteran seeks answers about wife's TRICARE For Life health benefits

  Dear Sgt. Shaft: Thank you for a most informative column. However, the more I read and the more I ask the question, I become more confused. So does my wife, in the matter of our health insurance cost after the age of 65. My wife — who is currently eligible ...

• TRICARE waives referral requirement in West Region

  TRICARE West Region Prime enrollees referred for specialty care from April 1 up to May 18 do not need authorization before seeking care. The authorization requirement has been temporarily waived due to delays by UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans in processing referrals.

• Briefly: TRICARE meeting set for Wednesday

  Area military retirees enrolled in TRICARE are invited to an informational meeting from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Wichita Room of Region IX Adult Education Cen­ter, Loop 11.

• Tricare Help: Pregnant daughter must stay single to keep Tricare

  Q. I am a retired Marine with Tricare Prime for myself and my family. My daughter, 19 and a full-time student, is pregnant by her boyfriend, also a full-time student.

• Case made against caps, higher Tricare fees

  Military folks upset by Obama administration proposals to cap pay raises, to phase-in sharply higher co-pays on prescriptions filled off base and to raise Tricare costs on working-age retirees also tend to rail against such changes with arguments politicians can shrug off as stale or in error.

• Nursing home 'rectifying issues'

  A Brisbane nursing home that breached national care standards says it's working to fix the issues.

• SGT. SHAFT: TRICARE For Life administrator seeks to help reader in distress

  Dear Sgt. Shaft: My name is Jim Schwartz. I work for TRICARE For Life in the Priority Benefits Department. I have recently read your last article from Mary W. in Toledo and thought that I might be able to help. Could you provide me with contact info for Mary or ...

• Debate continues on Tricare pharmacy increases

  Rahm Emanuel, while serving as President Barack Obama's first chief of staff, once advised not to let a "crisis go to waste" because that's when politicians will do things they otherwise wouldn't.

• Pentagon pushes UnitedHealth on Tricare delays

  The Defense Department has responded to what it considered unacceptable service delays by temporarily changing the way UnitedHealthcare administers medical care for 1.6 million members of the military and their families.