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Vets & Military Families

Monthly News

May 2013

Good afternoon andthank you for reading. We look forward to working with all of you

to continue to grow the newsletter.We appreciate your involvement. 

Remember, we have anonline source for the onlineversion of the newsletter 

www.supportamericanvets.org . If you have any questions about theonline sources, or the newsletter 

 please let us know. We want to build the online presence as a way to reach out to more

 people.As always, thank you very much for reading.

Our hope is to continue to expand the newsletter. For that, we need your input. So, again, if anyone has any

suggestions for topics to cover or wants to write their own piece, we will gladly try to work it in. We hope youenjoy, and please share your feedback with us. Thank 

you very much! 

Update on Secretary of State

efforts to help Michigan’s

680,000 Veterans

Legislation that wouldallow  Secretary of State RuthJohnson to put a special

“VETERAN” designation on thedriver’s licenses and state IDs of honorably discharged veteranshas passed the state House and ismoving forward through the

Legislature. 

Two bills, HB 4037 and

HB 4287, have both been re-

ferred to the Senate Veterans,Military Affairs & Homeland

Security Committee. Secretary Johnson said she is confi-dent lawmakers will support the bills as a small way to

thank you to our nation's heroes and help them get the

 benefits they have earned and deserve! 

A Note From HankThank you for Support! 

We are working to present issues from all sources,covering all 5 services. We are working include items that help families... Very

important to vets. We are working to include items and resources to help vet

help them self... Plus their love ones. Thanks you for helping us reach our goal to help andadvocate. For that is how we are able to make a differencein one vets life.

Thank you again and we look forward to working withyou, to achieve our goals.

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In Closing 

Thank you to everyone for all the help you have given us so far. We have been able to reach more people with your 

help. However we are always in need of new ideas and articles. If you have anything you would like to share, anyquestions, or have an article idea, please let me know. You can contact us anytime at gratnews@gmail.com. 

Supporting American Veterans and the organizations that support their  physical and mental health, they protected us we must help them.

Sincerely,

Lt. Col. Hank Fuhs & Matthew X. Hauser 

TRICARE For Life From: RAO Bulletin March 2013 (Lt. James ―EMO

Tichacek, USN (Ret) Associate Director, Retiree Assis-tance Office, U.S. Embassy Warden & IRS VITA Baguio

City RPPSC 517 Box RCB, FPO AP 96517 Tel: (951) 238-1246 in U.S. or Cell: 0915-361-3503 in the Philippines.

 Email: raoemo@sbcglobal.net AL/AMVETS/DAV/FRA/ 

 NAUS/NCOA/MOAA/USDR/VFW/VVA/CG33/DD890/  AD37 member) 

TRICARE standardeligibility expires upon reachingthe social security Medicare eli-

gibility age which is at 12:01a.m. on the first day of the month

in which the beneficiary becomesentitled to hospital insurance

 benefits (Part A) under Medicare. There are no plans toraise this age even though social

security full retirement age isrising to 67. DEERS requires all personnel upon turningage 65 to obtain a new ID card which allows them toupdate their records on each individual's TRICAREeligibility. Eligibility is removed for those who are

eligible for Medicare and do not elect to pay for MedicarePart B. The following applies to those who meet therequirements for continued medical coverage under theTRICARE For Life (TFL) program: 

WHAT IS TRICARE FOR LIFE? TRICARE For Life is TRICARE’s

Medicare-wraparound coverage available to all Medicare-

eligible TRICARE beneficiaries, regardless of age or  place of residence, provided they have Medicare Part Aand Part B. There is no paperwork associated with TFL— 

 beneficiaries automatically gain coverage when they meetthe requirements. With TFL, Medicare becomes your pri-

mary insurance, and TRICARE acts as your secondary payer, which minimizes your out-of - pocket expenses.

TRICARE benefits include covering Medicare’s

coinsurance and deductible, providing the services youreceive are covered by TRICARE. 

Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS) is thecontractor that administers the TFL program and should

 be your primary contact for TRICARE-related customer 

service needs in the United States or U.S. territories(American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). If you areoutside of those areas overseas, contact your TRICARE

Overseas Program (TOP) Regional

Call Center with TFL questions.You may contact your regionalcontractor for help with prior authorizations. 

WHAT IS MEDICARE? Medicare is health insurance for 

 people age 65 or older, as well as

for people of any age because of disability, end- stage renal disease

(ESRD), amyotrophic lateral sclero-sis (ALS), or mesothelioma. Medicare is administered bythe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

BASIS FOR MEDICARE ENTITLEMENT Age 65 or older: The Social Security Administra-

tion (SSA) determines your entitlement to Medicare PartA based on your work history or your spouse’s work history. You are entitled to premium-free Medicare Part A

at age 65 if you have 40 quarters, or 10 years, of SocialSecurity-covered employment. 

If you are not entitled to premium-free MedicarePart A when you turn 65 under your own Social Securitynumber (SSN), you must file for benefits under your 

spouse’s (including divorced or deceased spouses) SSN if he or she is 62 or older. If your spouse is not yet 62, youshould enroll in Medicare Part B at age 65 to avoid

 paying an enrollment surcharge for late enrollment. Youshould then file for Part A benefits under your spouse’s

record when he or she turns 62. [Source: TRICARE FactSheet Jan 2013 ++]