Military folk hard hit by Hurricane Katrina now have Tricare counselors up-close-and-personal at a number of evacuation sites to provide information about benefits, contact numbers, and claims procedures. Now, if they could just explain the rules to the rest of us. Just in case, here’s the Humana Military Tricare South number, 800-444-5445.
The $4.26 billion Small Business Innovation Research contracting program widely used by the Air Force went into hibernation as the government shut down Oct. 1, but unless lawmakers strike a deal on reforms, the program could reach an abrupt end.


