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The Military Retiree Medical Care Broken Promise Issue

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  • Not all veterans are the same. Some are military veterans and some are both military veterans and military retirees.

  • Those veterans that spent less than 20 years in the military and were discharged were promised medical care at VA Facilities.

  • Those veterans that spent 20 or more years in the military and retired were promised free medical care at Military Treatment Facilities.

  • There are approximately 26.5 million military veterans. About 1.8 million of the military veterans are also military retirees.

  • Military retirees had a medical care contract that was established by the US Code. The US Code was changed after the contract was made. Military Treatment Facilities were closed and the contract was broken. The medical care promise continued even though the US Code had changed.

  • Millions accepted the contract offer and committed to a career in the military.

  • The Court ruled that we had a contract. Then the Court ruled that the Congress did not authorize the contract. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case.