Military Health Care: The Issue of “Promised” Benefits Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Military Health Care: The Issue of “Promised” Benefits

Creator

  • Author: Burrelli, David F.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in National Defense; Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2000-02-10

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: In the debate over the Department of Defense policy on military health care benefits, many military personnel and retirees say that they were promised “free health care for life” when they entered the armed forces. What benefits are available and who is eligible to receive these benefits are matters determined by Congress. This report discusses the issue of “promises” of lifetime health care benefits made to military retirees.
  • Physical Description: 15 Pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Medicine
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Veterans
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Veterans' medical care

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: 98-1006
  • Accession or Local Control No: 98-1006_2000Feb10
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc821510
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