Tricare for Kids Coalition

We are thrilled to announce that we are launching a grant program for families to help with the cost of a meal on the day of an appointment, parking fees at the hospital, and/or gas to get to and from the hospital. We aim to make this process easy for families to apply and to lighten the financial burden EFMP families are facing that are creating barriers to stress-free care. The application for this program is linked on our website for families at: https://lnkd.in/dyWd9SGE A special thank you to our sponsors: Fort Myer Thrift Shop, HURLBURT SPOUSES CLUB, Submarine Officers’ Spouses’ Charity Association, and the Chief Petty Officers’ Spouses for generously providing funds to our families! #EFMP #efmpgrant #foodinsecurity #medicalparking #familygrant #disability #disabilitygrant #disability

🌟 Exciting News for EFMP Families! 🌟 Say goodbye to searching for support! Partners in PROMISE is committed to ensuring EFMP families everywhere have the support they need to thrive by streamlining access to branch-specific EFMP resources! https://lnkd.in/e47tiww8 #fiveandthrive #EFMP #Support #MilitaryFamilies #PartnersinPROMISE

"It's mindless to me that DoD says the way we address the recruiting and retention challenges is to cut TRICARE reimbursements to children's hospitals. Why in the world would anyone want to work for an organization that won't provide adequate medical care for their children?" Representative Rob Wittman https://lnkd.in/ghx6UyiN

🌟 Exciting News Alert! 🌟 Blue Star Families is proud to announce a significant step forward in our ongoing efforts to advocate for the well-being of our military community. We've teamed up with 39 partners from The White Oak Collaborative, a cross-sector coalition of organizations committed to supporting service members, Veterans, wounded warriors, caregivers, survivors, and their families to push for critical changes benefiting our military community. In a joint effort, we've urged the House and Senate leaders to include essential provisions from the Quality of Life Report in the 2025 NDAA. These measures, like increased pay for junior enlisted and expanded child care access, directly impact our military- and Veteran-connected community. Our collaborative approach underscores our commitment to constructive advocacy. Together, we're making strides to enhance the well-being and readiness of those who support, serve, or have served our nation. Read the letter here. https://lnkd.in/e7YTXzx4 Thank you to our partners for their unwavering support. Let's keep working together to ensure our military families' voices are heard. #TheWhiteOakCollaborative #NDAA2025 🇺🇸 Armed Services YMCA National Headquarters, Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA), Blue Star Families, Code of Support Foundation, Cohen Veterans Network, Institute for Veterans and Military Families - IVMF, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services, Elizabeth Dole Foundation, Home Front Military Network (HFMN), Hope For The Warriors®, Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, Military Child Education Coalition® | MCEC®, Military Family Advisory Network, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Military Spouse Advocacy Network, Modern Military Association of America, National Military Family Association, No One Left Behind, Partners in PROMISE, Project Sanctuary, Psych Hub, PsychArmor , RallyPoint, SEALKIDS, Inc, Secure Families Initiative, Student Veterans of America, The Barry Robinson Center, Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce, Military Women's Memorial, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Travis Manion Foundation, Tricare for Kids Coalition, United Through Reading, wear blue: run to remember, Wounded Warrior Project

NPR interviewed dozens of military families with the same stories: They can't get care on base, and they can't find Tricare appointments in town. MOAA's director of government relations for health affairs Karen Ruedisueli contributed to this report.

At NMFA, when we say “Military Kids Serve, Too!” we mean it. We’re kicking off #MonthofTheMilitaryChild this April with a new blog post highlighting all the ways NMFA supports #militarykids around the world. Check it out on our website: https://loom.ly/PeAZKBw

Excited to be supporting the conversation about EFMP services, resources, and must-know topics for military families transitioning out of active duty service. Join Anna Larson and me on April 4th at 2:00 PM Eastern on LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube for the conversation hosted by MilSpouse Transition. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eAS_p4e5.

Mental health issues are the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth, but too many military families don’t have access to the care they need. Today, NMFA briefed Congressional staffers on the importance of providing maternal mental healthcare. With support from Humana, we talked with Adrienne Griffin of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, and Heidi Walker, an advisor with Centering Pregnancy and NMFA’s own Eileen Huck, who advocates for military families’ access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. Military families go where we send them, move when we tell them, and deal with some of the hardest things we could ask of any American. And they do it voluntarily. We need to make sure they have the support they need. NMFA is always advocating for those solutions. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and U.S. Representatives Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act to require DoD to provide Congress with a comprehensive study on access to maternal health care within the Military Health System. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the Maintaining our Obligation to Moms (MOMs) who Serve Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide mental health support for female service members before and after they give birth. The bill is co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), also a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. U.S. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced a companion bill in the House.  And we need to make pregnancy a Qualifying Life Event for TRICARE beneficiaries. Our health, the health of our families, and the readiness of our service members depends on it. #TogetherWereStronger If you’re feeling overwhelmed after childbirth, you’re not alone and the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline can help: 1-833-TLC-MAMA