The Department of Defense covered the travel costs for twelve out-of-state and non-covered healthcare visits over a six month period last year.
that they would cover the travel expenses incurred for servicemembers or their dependents who have to travel out of state for a healthcare procedure not available in their home state, such asThe policy allows for the military to cover the costs of travel associated with receiving reproductive healthcare that is also not available in their home state.
It was utilized 12 times from June through December 2023, incurring a total cost for the Pentagon of $44,791.20, according to a DoD official, who corrected a previous assessment given by deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh during Tuesday’s briefing. One individual may be responsible for multiple trips, though the department did not disclose that information or what procedures those individuals sought, due to policy concerns.
“Last year, the department announced policies authorizing administrative absences, as well as travel and transportation allowances that would allow service members and their dependents access to non-covered reproductive healthcare,” Singh said. “This type of care includes non-covered abortion and assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, ovarian stimulations, and egg retrieval.
It is unclear what medical procedures were sought in these 12 approved travel expense requests, but it is not limited to abortions and could be a range of treatments not covered by DoD’s healthcare, including in vitro fertilization.in February 2023, though the details released by Singh on Tuesday are only from the second half of last year.
Pentagon officials argued both in announcing the policy and in their rebukes of Tuberville’s hold that the policy is their way to ensure every servicemember has access to the same healthcare.
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