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Military Times
By the end of 2016, the military health system may look completely different than it does now. Or it may resemble the current structure with tweaks hardly noticeable to military patients. What is certain is that change is coming to military medicine and Tricare: Congress has promised a complete review of the $48 billion system and reform in the coming year, aiming to improve patient care and streamline the bureaucratic structure.
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Military.com
In a hopeful sign for 60,000 military widows and widowers who lost spouses to service-connected illnesses or injuries, a key House subcommittee is taking a fresh look at how Congress might allow a further easing the "SBP-DIC offset" to provide heartier and fairer survivor benefit packages.
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Veterans Today
A group of veterans who have each waited more than a year to have disability claims reviewed say they are being denied a right granted to most Americans — the ability to team up and bring class-action lawsuits to fight grievances.
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Military Times
Students already enrolled in courses through the Reserve Educational Assistance Program will see no disruption in their tuition payments — but they'll have to turn out the lights after classes end. That's because REAP officials won't be accepting new enrollments.
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Democracy Chronicles
About 700,000 veterans are involved in the U.S. criminal justice system. As we go about our holiday plans, let us remember that official numbers show 181,500 veterans will spend their holidays in jail or prison. This represents a small decrease in the number of incarcerated veterans since 2004, which some attribute to the aging of all veterans and recent increases in services for returning veterans — many services provided by veterans groups as opposed to the formal Department of Veterans Affairs system.
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Military.com
Women's strides made big news throughout 2015, with graduating from Ranger School to the appointment of the first black female Army surgeon general to Defense Secretary Ash Carter opening up all military occupational specialties, or MOSs, to women. Here are some of the highlights.
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Xconomy
RallyPoint Networks, an online professional networking service for current and former members of the military, has raised $5 million from investors, a new SEC filing shows. RallyPoint is like LinkedIn for U.S. military personnel. RallyPoint's users can connect with other current and former members of the military, build out their professional networks and scout for potential jobs both in the military and the private sector.
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