I will go even further. I have a son-in-law that burnt his brain on drugs & booze when younger and never served a day other than in jail. He's on Medicaid. I reenlisted and did my 20 and was promised health care and dental for the rest of my life for me & my dependents. At age 65 I no longer am allowed to use the on post hospitals ect and have been switched to medicare and tricare for life. To get tricare I must pay 135 $ @mn for medicare part b. The medicaid patient pays nothing and gets more benifits.