Palm Springs Chapter MOAA Latest News
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By: Janet A. Aker, MHS Communications
JUNE 15, 2024
U.S. Navy Capt. Donna Poulin (fifth from left), the former chief of engineering solutions, Engineering Solutions Architecture, Business Analytics Division, met with military health IT leaders in San Antonio, Texas, in April 2024. Second from left is U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. “Gean” Boca. Boca is the winner of the 2023 Senior Information Technology Officer of the Year award from the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Awards in the Program Executive Office Medical Systems/CIO. (Photo: courtesy of the U.S. Navy)
U.S. Navy officers are recent recipients of two prestigious awards for their health information technology leadership, including their work to optimize the electronic health records system for the Department of Defense. The EHR, called MHS GENESIS, recently completed its global deploymentopens Health.mil News article across the DOD.
Read more: U.S. Navy Officers Honored for Health Information Technology Excellence
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Welcome to MOAA’s COLA Watch page, where you’ll find a monthly update on the inflation figures used to set the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for payments received by military retirees, disabled veterans, Social Security beneficiaries, and many others receiving federal compensation.
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The May 2024 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), released June 12, was 308.163, 2.3% above the FY 2024 baseline of 301.236. June 2024 figures will be announced July 11.
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By: René Campos
MAY 28, 2024
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MOAA and other veterans’ organizations have called on House and Senate leaders to move a comprehensive, bipartisan bill designed to help veterans and caregivers across generations through both chambers before members leave for the July 4 holiday.
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More updates regarding the latest Palm Springs Chapter MOAA Scholarship Awards Ceremony. The Desert Sun has published an excellent article about their coverage of the scholarship awards. The ceremony took place April 18th and recognized the top high school Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets in the Coachella Valley. You can view the article image above or click on the link below to read the full story from the Desert Sun.
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By: René Campos
MAY 14, 2024
A bipartisan package of veterans legislation introduced May 14 in the House will expand VA assisted living programs, improve caregiver support, remove unfair penalties from surviving spouses, and address a host of other MOAA legislative priorities.
The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 8371) is the result of months of negotiations and engagement with House and Senate Veterans’ Committee leadership and staff by MOAA and other veterans organizations, which have worked nonstop to keep pressure on lawmakers to ensure the package becomes law.
Read more: Comprehensive VA Health Care, Benefits Bill Finally Introduced in House