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Donley: Health care costs will double by 2019
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Posted : Tuesday Sep 15, 2009 11:07:00 EDT
Posted : Tuesday Sep 15, 2009 11:07:00 EDT
Rising health care costs are a problem for the military, just like the rest of the nation. It’s an area that Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said the Defense Department must address.
He estimated that the Defense Department’s health care costs would double over the next 10 years. Paying more for health care means cuts elsewhere — Donley predicted that defense budgets in coming years would stay about the same.
Leaders inside the Pentagon are paying close attention to the health care debate on Capitol Hill. However, Donley said there are “no immediate plans for military health care reform.”
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley delivers a "State of the Force" address during the first day of the Air Force Association Conference and Technology Exposition on Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C.
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