Tricare dependents up to age 26

The obstruction trail of the republicans, always has been as related to Veterans issues, and the ones that were really an (R) and us Veterans could work with are all gone, long gone, and so is that political party and ideology!!!

Effort stalls to cover Tricare dependents up to age 26

The military insurance got caught up in "don't ask, don't tell" standoff.

October 12, 2010 - Hours after Congress passed the Affordable Care Act last March, Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised service members and their families that the landmark law wouldn't "negatively impact" their health plan.

Turns out, though, they were excluded from a provision viewed even by many Republicans, who have fought the act at every turn, as a positive impact.

Among the law's consumer-friendly provisions that took effect Sept. 23 is a requirement that insurance companies allow parents to keep their young adults on family policies up to age 26. But Tricare, which covers about 10 million active and retired military personnel and their families, only covers children up to 21 - or 23 if they're in college.

Language was inserted into the defense authorization bill to raise the age of eligible Tricare dependents to match the new health care law. The House passed the bill, but it got blocked in the Senate by Republicans opposed to a separate measure repealing the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy for gays serving openly.

So the matter remains unresolved until Congress returns to Washington after the November elections. {read rest}