🎖️ Military Community

Tools and advocacy for those who served

From TRICARE claim assistance to Medicare reform advocacy — practical resources built by a military retiree for the military community.

Featured Initiative

File My Claim™

Filing a TRICARE medical claim shouldn't feel like a second job. File My Claim walks you through every step — and it's built for real people, not bureaucrats.

The manual process
60+ minutes of searching and guessing
Re-entering the same data repeatedly
Incomplete billing and provider data
High risk of rejection or delay
No guidance on what goes where
File My Claim™
Under 10 minutes start to finish
Named profiles — enter once, reuse always
Correct DD Form 2642 — September 2024
One submission-ready claim package
Claim dashboard with calendar integration
Open File My Claim™ →
No cost · Early access · No account required · Your data never leaves your device · Not affiliated with TRICARE or the Defense Health Agency

DD Form 2642

Fills in the official September 2024 DD Form 2642 with your data — ready to sign and submit.

Claim Dashboard

Track every submission — date filed, amount claimed, TRICARE reimbursement, status. Calendar integration with one click.

Named Profiles

Create a profile for each covered family member. Shared data auto-fills. Patient-specific details stay unique per person.

Legislative Initiative

The Healthcare Savings & OCONUS Equity Act

Military retirees overseas are forced to pay for Medicare Part B they cannot use abroad — solely to keep TRICARE for Life. This proposed Act would let them pause Part B without penalty, with a guaranteed re-enrollment window on return.

What the Act would do

  • → Suspend Medicare Part B while overseas without losing TRICARE for Life, on proof of creditable host-nation or private coverage
  • → End the 10% permanent late-enrollment penalty for the years suspended
  • → Guarantee a 90-day Special Enrollment Period to reinstate Part B (and TFL) on return to the U.S.
  • → Redirect billions in wasted federal subsidies toward the Social Security Trust Fund or veteran care

Why it matters

  • → TFL requires Part B — retirees pay $2,100–$4,500/yr purely to keep it, though Medicare pays $0 for overseas care
  • → The Treasury adds ~$6,300/yr per retiree in subsidies for a benefit delivering zero service abroad
  • → Restores fairness for those who earned TFL through service
  • → A benefit restoration, not a cut — the freed premium covers the Italian SSN buy-in (~€2,000–€2,800/yr)
Take action — script for calling your representative:
"I'm a U.S. military retiree living overseas on TRICARE for Life. I'm forced to pay Medicare Part B I can't use abroad just to keep TFL active. I support a voluntary OCONUS suspension option with a guaranteed re-enrollment window on return. Could I speak with your health-policy staffer for 15 minutes?"

Go deeper — make the case

The full white paper is the complete brief to share with a representative's health-policy staffer. The one-page version is a leave-behind to hand over or attach after a conversation.

Download the white paper (PDF) → One-page brief (PDF) →

Contact your representatives

Find Your Member → U.S. House → U.S. Senate → Americans Citizens Abroad →