The choice to live overseas is an option available to any
retiree. I strongly resent the implication that I am here for cheap beer and
companionship. I do not drink and have been married to the same lovely wife for
37 years. The vast majority of retirees here are married and are either raising
families or just enjoying the weather and the slower pace of life. As for Tricare, DODIG told Tricare they were being defrauded and
Tricare elected to ignore the report and continue paying the fraudulent biller.
Years later, when Congress finally questioned them, they first cut off all
benefits entirely in the Philippines and then started draconian measures to
punish the retirees here. Here in the Philippines
we have Certified Provider lists that tell us which doctors we can use if we
wish to be reimbursed. These lists are often outdated, and specialties are
misidentified to the point of being virtually useless. Addresses are given as
Pampanga province which means that somewhere in the province there is possibly
a doctor by that name who is Certified. We are also gifted with a Country CMAC
(Champus Allowable Maximum Charge) that is pegged at .52 of Stateside charges
and has not been updated in years. Since the charges were based on the
Philippine Peso at 52 to the dollar, and it is now 41 to the dollar, we get to
eat the difference. You should be happy with what you have now in other countries, for soon, if
Tricare is successful here in the Philippines, you will be gifted with the same policies.
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