My socialized medicine story

[LeftInTX]

4. You pay into your healthcare, just like other government employees.

Keep in mind unless you actually retire, you are not eligible for Tricare.

Tricare is better than Medicare, but Medicare is available to most retirees who have minimal credits etc.

Keep in mind there have been cuts to the program over the decades. My dad retired in 1969 "Set for life" he said. Well, in the 90's they got rid of CHAMPUS and replaced it with TriCare. My dad then said, "Well, I'm glad I'm still working"

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. CHAMPUS is a US federally funded health program that provides beneficiaries with medical care, supplemental to that available in US military and Public Health Service facilities. All CHAMPUS beneficiaries switch to using Medicare at age 65. CHAMPUS is like Medicare in that the government contracts with private parties to administer the program. CHAMPUS was revamped as a managed care system and renamed TRICARE.