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Compounded tirzepatide is strongly restricted and no longer a routine path to lower costs after the FDA ended broad enforcement discretion; current reporting says pharmacies may not legally compound t...
Many news outlets, unions and watchdog groups say recent Trump administration actions and related proposals have hurt veterans by cutting VA staff, pursuing large job layoffs, and backing Project 2025...
Penile implant surgery can be covered by health insurance in 2025, including some high‑deductible health plans, . Government programs (Medicare, VA, TRICARE) show the highest approval rates while comm...
Title 32 keeps National Guard units under state control while often using federal funding, producing a hybrid status that preserves gubernatorial command but extends federal pay and benefits . Title 1...
National Guard members deployed domestically do not appear to have a single, universal "housing benefit" that automatically covers all circumstances; available assistance typically comes through , wit...
Most analyses agree that people who are ineligible for Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies include those with household incomes above 400% of the federal poverty level, those eligible for affo...
There is ; eligibility varies by program. For medical Line of Duty (LOD) care and certain TRICARE protections, Guard members injured or ill while on can receive care even for activations of ; other pa...
National Guard members activated under , but implementation details and eligibility windows vary across programs. Federal sources and veterans’ organizations agree that TRICARE and many VA benefits ap...
Two main pathways for branded tirzepatide products ( for weight loss): manufacturer-run savings cards that heavily discount copays for eligible commercially insured patients, and manufacturer or indep...
If you (or a tax family member) are eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE or an “affordable” employer plan that provides minimum value, you generally cannot get the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) f...
Families of National Guard members who die in the line of duty may be eligible for a mix of federal VA/TRICARE benefits (burial, survivor health coverage, and possible dependency compensation), DoD Su...
National Guard members injured on federal active duty or qualifying training can access VA disability compensation, TRICARE and special injured-on-duty care, and programs like the Post‑9/11 GI Bill an...
The No Surprises Act (NSA), enacted December 27, 2020 and effective January 1, 2022, bars balance billing in many common surprise-bill situations — most notably emergency services and certain out‑of‑n...
The principal categories of health coverage in the United States divide into two complementary frameworks: that describe how care is delivered and networks operate (HMO, PPO, EPO, POS, FFS, CDHP/HDHP ...
National Guard deployments can affect service members’ access to certain medical and veterans’ benefits when the service occurs under a , because federal military medical guidance explains eligibility...
National Guard members activated for domestic missions in the United States are , with eligibility and duration limits that depend on activation orders and documentation. Other benefits cited across o...
The available reporting and program summaries show that the U.S. military does routinely give overweight recruits over‑the‑counter weight‑loss supplements or widely distribute prescription obesity dru...