AFSA Chapter 985

The September 26 AFSA newsletter can be accessed via the “AFSA HQ eNewsletters” link on the right.

On a side note, with today’s news of the failing economic bailout plan, the best thing you can do is call your elected representatives and tell them to quit playing partisan politics and do something for the country.  When they start hearing from their constituents they respond.  With something this big I can only imagine they are getting hundreds of calls.  The “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008” has ballooned to 109 pages that are harder to read than a Chinese dictionary, so passing something this quickly can’t be easy.  I was happy to not see any pork attached to it! [Read more →]

AFSA members, please share this with those you work with.  I haven’t heard of any landlords in foreclosure in the OKC area, but it can happen, and you have some protection here that can make that forced move a lot easier on you and your family.  There are some protections if you are the landlord, too, but the government isn’t going to pay for you to move.

From: Mike Carton [mailto:********@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Redress from Forclosure – Household Good [Read more →]

The attached mail from AFSA International President McCauslin announces the departure of CEO Rick Dean effective March 31. I echo President McCauslin’s words of praise for Rick. He has done a superior job for AFSA and we owe him great thanks.

I will keep you informed as I hear any updates on finding a replacement.

From: Non Pub Mc Causlin John [mailto:********@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 5:04 PM
Subject: Pres Doc sends re: Departure of CEO [Read more →]

Below is a recent article taken from www.military.com concerning a drop in prescription prices that should help the DOD save some money and give them less of a reason to complain about the price of prescriptions. The price of prescriptions is just one piece of the puzzle causing our Tricare benefits to get attacked every year on Capitol Hill.

TRICARE Retail Drug Costs Drop
Tom Philpott | August 28, 2008
TRICARE to See 25 Percent Drop in Retail Drug Costs

The government’s cost of providing brand-name drugs to military beneficiaries through TRICARE’s vast retail pharmacy network is falling by 25 percent as new law forces drug manufacturers to expand price discounts. [Read more →]