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Congress later redressed this situation by establishing the TRICARE for Life (TFL) program, which restored TRICARE military medical benefits for retired military retirees over the age of 65. However, Medicare became the primary payer with TRICARE as the secondary payer.
May 22, 2012 · The lawsuit that Col. George "Bud" Day (USAF-Ret.) brought on behalf of an older generation of military retirees raised public awareness of the decline in promised health care and spurred...
Dec 1, 2005 · A new health care system, Tricare for Life, has resolved many of the problems that retirees had with Medicare alone. The program enacted by Congress responded to proposals by Class Act, and the pressure of Bud Day’s challenge was influential in shaping the outcome.
Jul 31, 2013 · However, Day, Doris and his plaintiffs’ lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., are credited with helping to get the TRICARE for Life Act passed, which made it easier for veterans to access...
May 1, 2007 · Reacting to appeals from various veterans’ groups and the pressures of Day’s legal actions, the government finally introduced the Tricare for Life program for military retirees. Although short of the original promises, the new program is a substantial improvement over the previous policy of dumping military retirees into the Medicare system.
Mar 13, 2023 · March 13, 2023. Uncategorized. March 14 marks the 50 th anniversary of the release of General George E. “Bud” Day as a prisoner during the Vietnam War. Nearly three years, later, General Day would be presented with the Medal of Honor for his bravery and resistance. General Day’s reunion with his wife, Doris Sorenson Day on March 17, 1973.
In November of 2002, with the help of strong and determined leaders in the United States Congress, including his POW cell-mate, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, Bud Day promoted legislation called TRICARE for Life. Col. Day's TRICARE legislation largely provided the comprehensive healthcare protections the federal courts had earlier denied America ...
