Observation Post
By Tom Philpott

Past columns:

False Efficiencies in Military Health Care — Fall 2007 Print

The “Hamster Wheel” of Veterans’ Claims — July 2007 Online

Are Reserve Units a Bargain?   —  June 2007 Online

Curbing Health Care Costs  —  Summer 2007 Print

We Need Change —  April 2007 Online

Not Under Pressure—  March 2007 Online

Household Moves Versus Cost — Spring 2007 Print

Claims and Appeals —  January 2007 Online

Quantity or Quality —  December 2006 Online

Near-Seamless Transition — Winter 2006 Print

For Military-Trained Doctors, Laird Fights On  — October 2006 Online

Too Little, too Late: Reserve Income Replacement Program — September 2006 Online

Gambling on Health Coverage — Fall 2006

First-Year Rout Over TRICARE Fees — July 2006 Online

Drugs On, Drugs Off — Summer 2006 Print

Home From Their War — April 2006 Online

Income Losses Ain’t What They Used to Be  — March 2006 Online

Wartime Medical Lessons — Spring 2006 Print

Class Act — January 2006 Online

Where Heroes Work Out — December 2005 Online

BAH Geographic Rate Protection Ends—Winter 2005 Print

The Military Takes a Gamble—October 2005 Online

Too Few Recruits Can Signal It’s the Wrong War—September 2005 Online

Re-shaping the Military's Drug Formulary—July 2005 Online

The Cost of Streamlining a Prized Benefit—June 2005 Online

BRAC: Another Round—Summer 2005 Print

The Cost of Streamlining a Prized Benefit—Summer 2005 Print

The Search Never Ends—Spring 2005 Print

The Search Never Ends — Spring 2005 Print

Pharmacists Wanted - April 2005 Online

The BAH Vision—January 2005 Online

USFSPA Survives Another Round—December 2004 Online

Money Matters - Winter 2004 Print

Stop Stop Loss —October 2004 Online

Challenge to Ex-Spouse Law Could at Least Educate —September 2004 Online

Ignoring the 500 lb. Gorilla—June 2004 Online

Variable Pricing in Commissaries—Summer 2004 Print

How Low Can You Go?—Fall 2004 Print

Making That Special Bond—July 2004 Online

Ignoring the 500 lb. Gorilla—June 2004 Online

Variable Pricing In Commissaries—Summer 2004 Online

Special Pay Compromise Includes New Pay Commission—April 2004 Online

Veterans' Disability Pay: An Issues Awash in Politics—March 2004 Online

Opening TRICARE to Reserves: Too Much?—Spring 2004 Print

Out of Shape Youth Create Recruiting Challenge—January 2004 Online

Congress Balks at Tightening War Time Pay Raises- For Now—December 2003 Online

Behind the Push for Maternity are Reforms—Winter 2003 Print

Wartime Is No Time To Cut Military Pay—October 2003 Online

Open Shopping Awaits Drilling Reservists, Gray-Area Retirees —September 2003 Online

Rumsfeld Loses Round Over Senior Officer Management —Fall 2003 Print

Courage Needed to Ease Crunch to Veterans Affairs Medical Access—July 2003 Online

Fallout from TriWest Data Theft—June 2003 Online

Reservists Need Income Insurance - Now—Summer 2003 Print

The Scramble to Keep Expectant Mother Care on Base—April 2003 Online

Gains In Pay, Benefits Too Often Overlooked—March 2003 Online

Draft Redux: Is There a Problem?—Spring 2003 Print

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