Military Retirees Resist Proposed Health-Care Cuts

The Wall Street Journal reports:

Greg Bishop joined the Army 21 years ago with this promise from recruiters: Serve for two decades and you'll get health care for life. Now, Mr. Bishop, who retired from active duty in September, is worried the government may be "moving the goalposts."

At issue are possible changes to the military health-care system, known as Tricare. As part of a raft of debt-reduction measures, President Barack Obama's bipartisan fiscal commission recommended looking at Tricare as part of a top-to-bottom review of federal health-care spending. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wants to overhaul the military health system, too.