The move comes after data shows lower rates of disability claims approval for some minority groups.
New Tricare contracts aim to improve access to health care, clinical quality and patient safety, as well as increase military readiness.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 5, 2024.
Bringing back 100% funding for BAH would have a big impact on troops, the military's senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers.
Portland VA Medical Center leaders have promised an investigation after several incidents at the facility.
Officials will speed up portions of the PACT Act to allow enrollment of thousands of veterans into VA health care next month.
Lawmakers are weighing possible changes to military compensation systems as a way to improve families' quality of life.
Previously, only married couples were eligible for VA assistance with in vitro fertilization.
Officials have no plans to try and recoup the money, noting that no laws appear to have been violated by the doubled stipend payments.
The number of overdue requests had surpassed 600,000 in recent years, causing concern among vets.
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