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                                                                Retiree Activities Offices

Retiree activities offices are made up of volunteers from all services including surviving spouses. Their charter is to coordinate, establish and staff an office on an active-duty, reserve or guard base through command channels that will assist retirees with myriad actions. These actions include: serving as an information center for space-available travel, Tricare, base services, etc; offering referrals for financial-assistance and pay matters; counseling active-duty Airmen nearing retirement; and providing literature on retirement issues. Another major activity involves working with base agencies to set up Retiree Activity Day events offering flu shots by base medical personnel, briefings by different base agencies on respective services, tax preparation and advice, staff judge advocate assistance, base tours, etc
        
                 
* The Main and Satellite Pharmacies will be closed May 24, 25, and 28.
*WEST GATE construction. Click here for details
The latest electronic version of the Afterburner is now available on line.
* New Retail Pharmacy/Mail in Pharmacy Prices as of 1 Octobr 2011
Mail (90 Day Supply):
Formulary generic: FREE
Formulary brand: $9
Nonformulary: $25
Network Retail Pharmacies (30 Day Supply):
Formulary generic: $5
Formulary brand: $12
Nonformulary: $25
Non-Network Retail Pharmacies (30 Day Supply):
Costs vary based on your plan. Get more details
* TRICARE Reduces Home Delivery Pharmacy Co-Pays, MORE.......
 

* Monthly Electronic Retiree Account Statements/Tax Statements are now available on My Pay. Click on the following link to access your monthly statement: https://mypay.dfas.mil

* The Federal Benefits for Veterans Handbook, 2011 Edition,is now available on line in PDF format. Click Here to view the Handbook (07/26/11)
* Final Regulation on Infectious Diseases Related to Service in Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan:On September 29, 2010, VA published the final regulation establishing nine infectious diseases as related to military service in Southwest Asia beginning with the first Gulf War on August 2, 1990 through the conflict in Iraq and starting September 19, 2001 in Afghanistan. Eligible Veterans may receive health care and disability compensation for these diseases. CLICK HERE for details
*Veterans with Thailand Service:Vietnam-era Veterans who served in Thailand on or near the perimeters of military bases may have been exposed to herbicides and may qualify for VA benefits. Learn more.
* New Preauthorization Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities:Effective May 1, 2010 TRICARE for Life (TFL) requires preauthorization for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care once TFL becomes the primary payer.
* MEDICARE CUTS:

The House and Senate have have agreed to another TEMPORARY fix for the the 25% plus cut in Medicare and TRICARE payments to doctors that will expire Jan 1, 2013.

* AGENT ORANGE CHANGES: ATTENTION ALL VIETNAM VETERANS AND WIDOWS OF VIETNAM VETERANS -If you set foot in VN between 1962 to 1975 you and/or your widow may be eligible for compensation for the 3 new diseases attributable to Agent Orange.They are ischemic heart disease (also known as coronary heart disease); Parkinson's disease; and B-cell leukemia. You should file a service disability claim if you are suffering from any of these diseases. If you are a widow you should also file a claim if your husband's death was either caused by, or linked to, one of the 3 diseases. Then you need to file a claim for Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and burial expenses of $2,000.

.CLICK HERE for further details.
 


 

                      

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It is most important to check our home page for the latest information. For example, the Info on change in Pay dates for Retiress this year which will result in a extra pay period. For details CLICK HERE

                               COLA WATCH

 

                    BASE CPI FOR COLA

              2011 3RD QTR AVG     223.233

            2012 3RD QTR AVG

 

MONTH/YR% CHANGECPI-W
JAN 2012 0.5 223.216
FEB 2012 0.5 224.317
MAR 2012 0.9 226.304
APR 20120.3 227.012
MAY 2012
JUN 2012
JUL 20110.1222.686
AUG 20110.3223.326
SEP 2011 0.2 223.688
OCT 2011 -0.3 223.043
NOV 2011-0.1 222.813

DEC 2011

-0.3222.166

 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for the month of Mar 2012 has increased for the third time in 3 mo.. COLA for 2012 is 3.6%.

* HANDBOOK - DISABILITY CLAIMS AFTER RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION.Click here for Handbook

       

 

The National Resourse Directory
is a partnership among the epartments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. The information contained within the NRD is from federal, state and local government agencies; Veterans service and benefit organizations .......

   

                        

 

                  

 

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