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Shutdown Impact Series: Healthcare Uncertainty for Military Families

Shutdown Impact Series: Healthcare Uncertainty for Military Families

Oct 29, 2025

Military families share how the government shutdown is disrupting access to health care, TRICARE services, and vital medical support.

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Military Families Speak Out on the High Cost of TRICARE Young Adult

Military Families Speak Out on the High Cost of TRICARE Young Adult

Apr 17, 2025

TRICARE Young Adult is a financial strain for military families with young adult dependents and we demand change.

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Spouses Speak: Why Pregnancy Must Be a Qualifying Life Event

Spouses Speak: Why Pregnancy Must Be a Qualifying Life Event

Mar 16, 2025

Pregnancy must be a Qualifying Life Event to allow military families the flexibility to choose the care they need without delays.

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Breaking Barriers: A Call to Congress to Expand Fertility Care for Military Families

Breaking Barriers: A Call to Congress to Expand Fertility Care for Military Families

Oct 10, 2024

NMFA, alongside other Military and Veteran Service Organizations, push for expanding access to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for military families.

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Expanded MyCAA, Health Care FSAs: DoD’s New Initiatives to Help Families

Expanded MyCAA, Health Care FSAs: DoD’s New Initiatives to Help Families

Sep 13, 2024

Everything you need to know about DoD’s seven new initiatives to improve military families’ quality of life.

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How to Select the Right TRICARE Plan for Your College Student

How to Select the Right TRICARE Plan for Your College Student

Aug 4, 2024

Military families have health care coverage options for their college-aged kids and NMFA shares what to consider when choosing one.

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Quality Of Life Panel Includes Several NMFA Recommendations in Report Released Today

Quality Of Life Panel Includes Several NMFA Recommendations in Report Released Today

Apr 11, 2024

Recommendations for enhancing military families’ well-being include improvements in pay, housing, affordable child care, and more.

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What Military Families Need to Know if there is a Government Shutdown

What Military Families Need to Know if there is a Government Shutdown

Sep 26, 2023

While we hope a government shutdown can be avoided, NMFA has been on the Hill and working with DoD to get as much helpful information as we can.

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Quality of Life Panel Formed with Military Families Top of Mind

Quality of Life Panel Formed with Military Families Top of Mind

Jul 5, 2023

The House Armed Services Committee has established a Quality of Life Panel to do a comprehensive review of issues impacting military families.

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Failure to Cover Treatment for Eating Disorders Puts Military Families at Risk

Failure to Cover Treatment for Eating Disorders Puts Military Families at Risk

May 23, 2023

Inaction by military health care providers leaves military families, who are at a higher risk to develop eating disorders, without help or treatment options. We demand better.

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Portable Traditions: How Military Families Make the Holidays Bright

Military families share how portable traditions help them create warmth, connection, and a sense of home during the holidays, wherever they are stationed.

Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: What’s in it for Military Families?

Congress has passed the FY 2026 NDAA, bringing pay raises, child care support, education benefits, and PCS improvements for military families.

December State of the Military Family® Video Newsletter

NMFA’s 2025 Congressional Reception honored bipartisan leaders advancing policies that strengthen military families, including efforts to expand TRICARE coverage for IVF and reproductive care.

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