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All members are urged to check out the National ROA Legislative
pages. Our newest page is called Capitol Hill Update at www.roa.org/legislative_affairs/capitol_update.asp where you will be able to get the latest information as its
occurs without having to wait until the end of the week when
the ROA President's weekly update email arrives.
The following links are from the MOAA Newsletter:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is crediting extra earnings for
those with eligible military service. Find out if you qualify for extra
credit.
TRICARE champions Reps. Chet Edwards (D-Texas) and Walter Jones (R-N.C.) have
reintroduced legislation to bar DoD from increasing military health care fees
without explicit congressional action.
MOAA advised members to decline enrollment in Medicare Part D last
year. However, some members are discovering they have been enrolled
automatically, which is limiting and delaying their TRICARE pharmacy claims.
In addition to The Scholarship Fund of MOAA, our association now offers the
option to open a 529 college savings plan through Vanguard. You can start an
account with as little as $50 if you open the account online and choose the
automatic investment option.
Dealing with failure isn’t easy, but those who don’t learn from their
mistakes are doomed to repeat them. Here’s how to “get back on the horse” after
a bad fall.
The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC) held two days of hearings
in mid-January, including discussions on concurrent receipt for retirees with 10
percent to 40 percent disability ratings and medical (Chapter 61) retirees with
less than 20 years of service.
Drawing too much in pay or allowances? It doesn’t matter whose fault the
error is, you’re responsible for reporting it and can be held liable for any
money overpaid.
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