Title 10 and Title 32 National Guard Active Guard and Reserve personnel can open health-care flexible spending accounts for the first time during a special enrollment period next month, according to defense officials.

A bipartisan bill to expand and streamline the delivery of various veterans’ health care and benefits programs, broaden caregiver benefits and increase per diem rates for veteran homelessness providers is now law.

NGAUS conducted its first-ever virtual seminar for retired association members Dec. 4, offering attendees counsel about the health care and other benefits available to them.

NGAUS will hold its first virtual seminar for retired association members Dec. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. EST.

Open enrollment season for TRICARE medical coverage and other federal employment benefits begins Nov. 11 and runs through early December.

Active Guard and Reserve personnel on Title 32 orders will soon be eligible for the first time to participate in flexible spending accounts to help pay for dependent care and health care, defense officials told NGAUS.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Aug. 1 the launch of its redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.

A new rapid blood test for traumatic brain injuries should be available to the military soon, according to the Military Health System.