Today. Be it medicare, tricare, private insurance, fehpb for those federal employees and when they dropped that they would immediately go into the va system for two years. I want to ask you to stop and think about that for just a second. To a veteran on medicare, theyre going to drop their medicare, go into the va for two years . And then pay the penalty to get back into part b medicare . For an employee who has private insurance, theyre going to drop their insurance and leave their spouse uncovered because they see some advantage to being on va . Its estimated that 90 of those veteran who is are eligible but not enrolled in va have less than 50 disability rating. The threshold to where its va care comes without a copay. These are individuals who have already made a determination that the coverage theyre under is the best coverage they could have. If not, they would be enrolled in the va today. So, the fact that cbo now says with just the execution of this minor reform legislation it w
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Today. Lets see how things are starting off. We have beautiful clouds in our camera here rooftop cam at cbs Broadcast Center in spring gar even and a lot of sunshine, high clouds, out there a bought full shot. Almost like a painting. Nice start to the morning in Center City Philadelphia storm scan three in the showing any problems we have High Pressure overhead is he showers and storms off the coast of virginia are staying suppressed to the south. Next front will get here over weekend but in the meantime we are heating up and steaming up, once again, it has been a september swelter to start the month, right now comfortable 69 at the the airport. Sixtyone Atlantic City. Your day planner warms us up to near 90 this afternoon. For more on some interesting things happening on the roads lets check with vittoria. Thanks, kate. We have a live chopper three over the scene of this very serious incident. Overturned gravel truck on the southbound side of easton road, if you are looking for a poin
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Federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. Opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk two weeks after president lukashenkos disputed election victory. And Health Charities are urging the government to take action to tackle the increasing numbers of people seeking help for drinking too much alcohol during lockdown. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Children face greater long term risks from missing school, compared to that of catching the virus whilst there, the uks chief medical adviser has said. Professor chris whitty has been speaking alongside an unusualjoint statement from the top medical officers of all four nations, ahead of millions of pupils returning to classrooms in england, wales and northern ireland. Schools in scotland have already reopened. Sarah campbell reports. For these scottish pupils, it was a damp but welcome return to school for the new academic year. And today there were reassuring words for the millions more across the uk who ar