NATIONAL MOAA ADVOCACY IN ACTION ...ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS

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 Active duty servicemembers, and their families, are on the front lines fighting for our country to serve and protect—whether they are stationed at home or abroad—and the challenges and sacrifices they face during their time in uniform are unique: deployment, PCS moves, food insecurity, educational and professional development, transitioning, and more.

MOAA's advocacy for the currently serving focuses on sustaining military pay comparability with the private sector, maintaining earned benefits, educating Congress on the importance of protecting and expanding benefits for those in service, and avoiding incomplete data when rushing to cut costs.

MOAA NEVER STOPS SERVING TO HONOR THE SERVICE-EARNED HEALTH CARE BENEFITS OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR SURVIVORS.

DoD has acknowledged that congressionally directed reforms to the Military Health System (MHS), together with U.S. medical workforce volatility, exacerbated long-standing access challenges and led to a destabilized MHS that does not consistently deliver timely care to beneficiaries. Current patient resources for reporting access problems and getting assistance navigating the MHS are inadequate. Also, it is unclear if there are mechanisms for reporting up to the Defense Health Agency so systemic access challenges can be identified and addressed.

 MOAA NEVER STOPS SERVING TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF MILITARY FAMILIES.
The sacrifices of servicemembers and their families should never be understated. Military families face a myriad of challenges: career instability or dissatisfaction, food insecurity, frequent moves, saving (or not saving) for college and retirement, extended training or deployments that separate the family, and even the servicemember-spouse transitioning out of active duty to service in the National Guard or Reserves.
Unfortunately, programs and services for military and veteran families are often the first to see cuts when government funding becomes tight. Routinely, such decrements hit staffing, which diminishes quality and availability of programs. These benefits are essential to ensure servicemembers are squared away and able to focus on the mission.  

 MOAA NEVER STOPS SERVING WELL BEYOND THEIR MILITARY CAREER.
Veterans and transitioning servicemembers face unique challenges once they have left the military: second and non-military careers, reinventing themselves, retirement concerns, navigating veteran benefits and health care, and access to support programs and networks. MOAA will focus on capitalizing on our recently released report, Ending the Wait for Toxic-Exposed Veterans, to advocate for veterans exposed to toxic materials during their service. While the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act has made major improvements to how toxic exposures are treated by the VA, additional measures are required. 

MOAA NEVER STOPS SERVING TO PROVIDE VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND THEIR SURVIVORS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND DESERVE.
MOAA has long advocated for legislation that would improve caregiving support for veterans’ families. This includes enhancements to the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and expansion of home health and long-term care services to meet current and future needs of veterans, their caregivers, and families.