Pentagon officials say anyone who is considering the new Medicare prescription drug plan should “weight the facts.” They do not believe it is “the most prudent” plan for everyone. Medicare-eligible people can sign up now for the new program, which starts Jan. 1. However, Pentagon officials do not think most Tricare for Life participants will benefit from the Medicare Part D plan, since Tricare provides “robust” pharmacy coverage with minimal co-payments received outside a military medical facility. The Pentagon offers help in making decisions about the new plan here. There’s also a fact sheet. And, here is the Medicare site.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA