Are you aware of the major issues and MOAA's legislative initiatives? Keep up to date on legislative action that affects you, your spouse, and your family.
Retirement Under Siege
09/20/2011 | Is Military Retirement on the Cutting Table? The short answer is: “Definitely.” See what changes are being discussed and what you can do to prevent any cuts.
Retired Pay - Promises Must Be Kept
Congress and the Administration are considering an array of major deficit-reduction initiatives.
Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay and VA Disability Compensation
Congress needs to fully eliminate the law that makes most disabled uniformed services retirees forfeit part or all of their military retired pay for VA disability compensation.
COLAs and Military Retired Pay
Government retired pay promises must be kept, including annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to prevent erosion of retirees' purchasing power by inflation.
SBP-DIC Offset for Survivors
Congress should repeal the law that reduces military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities by the amount of any survivor benefits payable under the VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program.
Retired Pay versus Active Duty Pay Adjustments
Retired pay and active duty pay increases are different in most years because they are based on different compensation principles.
Lowering Reserve Retirement Age
MOAA supports improving the lifetime value of the Reserve compensation and retirement system.
Options to Reduce DoD Health Costs
16 Ways to reduce DoD health costs without adverse beneficiary impact.
Medicare Improvements
Increase Provider reimbursements and seek relief from late enrollment penalties.
TRICARE Dental Plan Needs
Fight to achieve a subsidy for TRICARE Dental plans.
TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Standard Improvements
Many upgrades are underway, but more needs to be done.
TRICARE Uniform Formulary
TRICARE prescription drug benefit to undergo changes.
Government Pension Offset (GPO)/Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)
Significant changes to Social Security in 1977 and 1983 cut Social Security benefits of many federal (Civil Service Retirement System) retirees and state retirees who did not participate in Social Security.
Arlington National Cemetery Burial Rules
The rules for interment in Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) are intended to allocate diminishing burial capacity in the cemetery to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in military service and other veterans most deserving of the honor. But confusion over the rules and the potential for abuse indicate a need to codify them in public law. The rules exist only in Army regulations and the Code of Federal Regulations.
Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act Reform
The Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA), which governs division of military retired pay in divorce cases, contains significant inequities.