The DoD Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care released its final report Dec. 20, 2007, and the results were pretty much as expected. The report said the relatively low health fees paid by military retirees versus the growing cost of military health benefits are "out of step with overall trends in the U.S. health care system" and "unfair to the U.S. taxpayer." The task force, cochaired by Gen. John D.W. Corley, USAF, commander, Air Combat Command, and economist Dr. Gail Wilensky, recommended retiree fee increases generally patterned after those DoD has recommended for the past two years.
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