Nov 15,2002.
Letter to the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, providing TMC recommendations to the DoD Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Working Group. This group is meeting to consider possible alternatives to restore the government subsidy for the SBP program.

Oct 27, 2002.
Letters to The Honorable Karl Rove Senior Adviser to the President and The Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels Director Office of Management and Budget urging the administration to support increased reimbursement for Medicare Providers.

Oct 11, 2002.
Letter from TMC urging Senators to take immediate action to pass S. 3018, The Beneficiary Access to Care and Medicare Equity Act.

Oct 9, 2002.
Letter urges action to pass S. 1214, a USCG Authorization Act to provide long-overdue USCG personnel, compensation, and other initiatives.

Oct 9, 2002.
Letter urges action to revise the personnel statutes for the NOAA commissioned corps to conform with those governing the other uniformed services.

Sept 25, 2002.
Letters sent to the Presidential Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans on TMC's position on issues pertaining to cooperation between the DoD and VA health care delivery systems.

Sept 20, 2002.
PTF Letter: "Letter to the Co-Chairs of the Presidential Task Force on DoD - VA collaboration presenting the Coalition's priorities for inclusion in the final report to the President, due March 2003."

Sept 19, 2002.
LTC Letter: "Letter urges the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to support a legislative fix that would permit "gray area" reservists and certain deferred federal annuitants to participate in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program"

Sept 16, 2002.
Letter urging support of H.R. 5063, a bill to improve tax equity for uniformed services personnel, including members of the National Guard and Reserve.

Sept 13, 2002.
Letter to President Bush urging him not to support any recommendation from his advisors to veto the defense authorization bill for FY2003 if it contains language authorizing concurrent receipt relief.

July 12, 2002.
TMC letter to FY2003 House and Senate Defense Authorization Bill Conferees, outlining Coalition recommendations and priorities for resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.

June 28, 2002.
TMC letter to Sen Clinton (D-NY) thanking for her support as the sponsor of S. 2602, which would allow retention of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for surviving spouse who remarry after age 55. A similar TMC letter was sent to Sen Hutchison (R-TX) thanking her for her support as an original cosponsor. Finally, TMC letters were sent to all Senators who are not cosponsors of S. 2602, urging their support.

June 25, 2002.
The Military Coalition provided a letter strongly supporting Senator Ensign's (and Rep. Cardin's) legislation that waives the Medicare Part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who are otherwise eligible for Tricare for Life and establishes a special enrollment period during 2003 for beneficiaries not now enrolled in Part B to do so. Ensign's legislation, in conjunction with Rep. Ben Cardin's bill H.R. 2073, helps open TRICARE for Life on an equitable basis without severe penalties of late enrollment fees.

June 18, 2002.
TMC letter in support of the Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001. If enacted, this legislation would amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to update payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 and conduct a study to modify or replace the current formula to accurately measure physicians' costs to provide care.

June 18, 2002.
TMC letter in support of the Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001. If enacted, this legislation would amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to update payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 and conduct a study to modify or replace the current formula to accurately measure physicians' costs to provide care.

June 11, 2002.
The Military Coalition urges Senators to become cosponsors of a bill, S.2233, that would test using Medicare funds in VA health care facilities for the care of veterans who are Medicare eligible.

May 15, 2002.
Coalition letter to the Internal Revenue Service expressing support for an administrative remedy to provide relief to uniformed services and Foreign Service members under the current homeowners capital gains tax exclusion provisions of Internal Revenue Code, Section 121. The law requires that the member occupy his/her principal residence for 2 of the last 5 years to qualify for the $250,000 ($500,000 per couple) capital gains tax exclusion. The Coalition supports the American Bar Association recommendation that suspends, for time spent away from home on government orders, the five year period during which ownership and use requirements must be met.

May 6, 2002
Coalition letter to Rep Jeff Miller (R-FL), thanking him for assuming the sponsorship of H.R. 548, the Military Survivor Benefits Act of 2001. H.R. 548 would increase the Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity to 40% of covered retired pay immediately, to 45% in 2004 and to 55% in 2011.

April 3, 2002
Letter to all non-cosponsors in the House, urging support for H.R. 3183, the Military Widow's Equity Act, sponsored by Rep Henry E. Brown Jr. (R-SC). This bill would repeal the current Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) offset for widows of disabled military retirees who die from service connected causes.

February 28, 2002
Letter to Sen George Allen thanking for cosponsorship of the Federal Employees Health Insurance Premium Conversion Act of 2001 (H.R 2125 in the House and S.1022 in the Senate) to permit uniformed services beneficiaries, their family members and survivors to pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees and TRICARE Standard supplemental insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars.

February 28, 2002
Letter to Rep Neil Abercrombie thanking for cosponsorship of the Federal Employees Health Insurance Premium Conversion Act of 2001 (H.R 2125 in the House and S.1022 in the Senate) to permit uniformed services beneficiaries, their family members and survivors to pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees and TRICARE Standard supplemental insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars.

February 28, 2002
Letter to Sen Daniel Akaka urging cosponsorship of the Federal Employees Health Insurance Premium Conversion Act of 2001 (H.R 2125 in the House and S.1022 in the Senate) to permit uniformed services beneficiaries, their family members and survivors to pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees and TRICARE Standard supplemental insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars

February 28, 2002
Letter to Rep Anibal Acevedo-Vila urging cosponsorship of the Federal Employees Health Insurance Premium Conversion Act of 2001 (H.R 2125 in the House and S.1022 in the Senate) to permit uniformed services beneficiaries, their family members and survivors to pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees and TRICARE Standard supplemental insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars

February 12, 2002
Letter to Sen Tom Daschle (D-SD), urging support for the Coast Guard Authorization Act (S. 951). Similar letters were sent to key committee chairmen Sens. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA).