Ozark Empire Chapter Newsletter

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This months words from the Chapter President - April 2025

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We had a good membership turnout at the March chapter meeting. We are scheduled to hold our meetings at the DAV through June 2025. Based on positive feedback, we may negotiate continuing here through the rest of this calendar year (of course as usual, taking the months of July & August off).

Just a friendly reminder that April’s meeting has been moved to the 4th Friday, April 25, 2025, to avoid meeting on Good Friday.

MOAA is gearing up for Advocacy in Action (AiA), when our state MOAA leaders will be visiting with legislators in Washington DC in April. At the same time each Chapter is encouraged to visit with our state legislators. There are 5 key issues this year: 1) incentivize military spouse hiring, 2) support the passage of the caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act, 3) ending the wait for toxic exposed veterans, 4) improve access to care for military families with a digital assistance access program, and 5) continue unaccompanied housing improvements with transparent reporting.

MOAA has confirmed reimbursements for Leqembi and Kisunla are in effect. These are medications approved for early treatment of Alzheimer’s Dementia. Beneficiaries whose claims were paid by Medicare but denied by TRICARE should contact the WPS customer service team for assistance in ensuring those claims are now processed under TRICARE For Life. There is no need to submit a corrected claim – simply reach out with details on the affected claims for reconsideration. You can contact the WPS customer service team through the www.TRICARE4U.com portal or by calling (866) 773-0404. Coverage is retroactive to Oct. 23, 2024, the provisional decision approval date.

Make note of future events and tours that have been scheduled for our membership by Frank Bridges. Be sure to notify Frank if you have not signed up but still wish to attend.

For all who are Premium or Life members of MOAA, a free Survivor’s Planning Guide is available for download. It can be obtained at This Link

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Becky Hutchings, President