Karen Jowers
Senior Reporter
Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book "A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families." She previously worked for newspapers in Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla., and Athens, Ga.
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Waiver, payment deadlines extended for Tricare West Region
Beneficiaries now have until April 30 to obtain referral approval and point-of-service waivers and provide payment information to TriWest.
Tricare cases part of nation's largest-ever health care fraud sweep
Justice Department officials have charged at least four people in connection with schemes to defraud Tricare as part of a larger fraud “takedown” that resulted in charges against 412 people involving $1.3 billion in taxpayer dollars.
Your questions answered about the new veterans online shopping benefit
More than 95,000 people visited the military exchanges’ VetVerify.org website the first month after it was launched, to verify that they qualify for the new online shopping benefit that will be available by Nov. 11, officials said.
Home-front help: 14 tips for dealing with deployment, from spouses who've been there
Don't go it alone: Learn from experience on how families can handle the time apart.
Senators propose more help for military families seeking child care
Two senators have introduced a proposal aimed at making more child care available to military families, primarily by seeking out more spaces in the civilian community.
Online SGLI system delayed for airmen, soldiers, Marines
The Defense Department has delayed the rollout of the online enrollment system for Servicemembers Group Life Insurance for the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps, reportedly because of issues in rolling out the Navy’s system.
VA chief: Time to rethink disability system; current setup 'not sustainable'
“Our system incentivizes disability, when our system should be incentivizing health and well-being."
How one soldier saved $11K while traveling to 20 countries
When Army Spc. Oliver Bugariski was transferred to Germany, he embarked on a yearlong personal financial challenge: to focus on getting a grip on his spending and to put more money in his retirement accounts.
Elizabeth Dole, actor Ryan Phillippe join veteran caregivers to urge lawmakers for more support
Military caregivers joined former Senator Elizabeth Dole and actor Ryan Phillippe in calling for more support for those who care for military veterans – including caregivers of pre-9/11 veterans.
Conway: White House looking into military spouse employment concerns
The high-profile Trump adviser spoke at a spouse employment summit in Washington, as did Jill Biden.
