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Military Benefits Changes and Updates 2024

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Kroger Returns to TRICARE

Kroger Pharmacies have rejoined the TRICARE Pharmacy Program network in 2025, adding more than two thousand network pharmacies in the TRICARE system across 35 states. The re-expanded network comes after a conflict between Kroger and TRICARE. In late 2022, the Air Force issued a press release noting that Kroger’s departure was due to “changes to… Read more »

VA Health Chat App Connects Veterans With Non-Emergency Medical Help

The VA Health Chat app provides veterans with a fast, convenient way to connect with VA staff. Through this app, you can message VA staff for help with non-urgent health concerns, schedule appointments, refill prescriptions, and more. This service is available to veterans in all 18 VISNs, including U.S. territories, except for specific locations within… Read more »

Pentagon Clarifies Abortion Travel Policy

The Pentagon’s amended reproductive healthcare travel policy has been revised yet again to clarify specifically what it bans and what it does not. Under the original revision, the Pentagon seemed to rescind its reproductive healthcare services travel policy altogether. However, clarification since the original announcement seems to indicate (assuming the Pentagon doesn’t change its mind… Read more »

How to Buy a Mobile Home or Manufactured Home with a VA Mortgage

Purchasing a mobile home or manufactured home with a VA loan differs from traditional home loans, even those backed under the VA loan benefit. Understanding the specific requirements is crucial for a successful application. Do you know the steps new borrowers must take to be approved for a VA manufactured home loan? Understanding the VA… Read more »

What Women Veterans Should Know About VA Healthcare

Women are critical in the U.S. military, serving in various capacities across all branches, in combat and elsewhere. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has expanded its services to women in recent years, and if you aren’t sure what resources are available, here’s what you need to know about VA Women’s Health Reengagement Training (heaRT)… Read more »

Non-VA Healthcare Resources for LGBTQ+ Veterans

While the VA offers a range of healthcare services for eligible veterans, including LGBTQ+ individuals, knowing your non-VA healthcare resources is crucial as these options may supplement VA care. These resources may include specialized services not always available through the VA, or offer alternative options for those not eligible for VA benefits. Learn more.

What To Do If You Disagree with a VA Claim Decision

The Veteran Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 modernized the claims and appeals process. The modernized appeals process offers a greater choice in resolving disagreements with VA decisions. Typical decisions subject to review include pension, disability compensation, education benefits, reimbursement for unauthorized medical services, and denial of burial and memorial benefits. Learn more.

Pentagon Ends Travel Support for Abortions

Update: The Pentagon has issued updated guidance on its reproductive healthcare travel policy. You can learn all about the new policy in our article on the Pentagon update. A 2025 policy change at the Department of Defense (DoD) has eliminated government-funded travel for service members seeking certain types of reproductive healthcare, including abortions. The decision… Read more »

VA Benefits for Women Veterans: PACT Act and Beyond

The presence of women in the U.S. military is steadily growing, with over 2 million women veterans estimated to be serving in 2025 and beyond. About 11% of all veterans today are women, and this number is expected to rise to 18% by 2040. In 2023, over 500,000 women veterans utilized VA healthcare services. The… Read more »

VA Adds More Cancers to Service-Connected List

The passage of the PACT Act resulted in millions of veterans being given expanded access to VA healthcare and disability compensation. Some of the effects of that bill are being felt years after it was originally passed. In 2025, those effects included more diseases and medical conditions being added to a list of medical issues… Read more »