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If you own a home and are transferring, you may be interested in the:
Homeowners Assistance Program
The updated DOD Homeowners Assistance Program is run by the Army Corps of Engineers and also supports the U.S. Coast Guard.
"The issue has caught the attention of Congress, which included language in the economic stimulus package to compensate service members who sell their home at a loss or have been foreclosed upon because they were forced to move after a base closure, reassignment (PCS) or a combat wound required them to be relocated near a health facility. The program also covers surviving spouses of those killed in combat.
Under the new provision, the government will cover 95 percent of a loss if a service member is forced to sell. The government can also choose to acquire the title of a home by paying off the balance of a service member's mortgage or paying the owner up to 90 percent of the home's previous value. No dollar ceiling has been set.
The $555 million undertaking expands the Defense Department's Homeowners Assistance Program, which helps military and federal personnel whose homes have lost value because of a base closure.
The program does not cover all military members facing a loss because of a home sale.
In an attempt to limit the number of claims, the program applies only to a service member's primary residence, and only to homes purchased before July 1, 2006, roughly the time the market began its free-fall. The Army Corps of Engineers said it has not determined what proportion of families will be eligible."
For more information:
http://hap.usace.army.mil/Homepage.asp
Online Medical Database – UPTODATE
The Coast Guard has recently purchased a subscription to UPTODATE, an electronic resource offering evidence-based, synthesized medical information quickly at the point of care. It is comprised of original topics that are written, reviewed and continually updated by a faculty of physician experts.
Additionally, UPTODATE offers over 7,500 topic reviews in 13 specialties: evidence based medicine grading system, completely updated releases every four months, lexi-comp drug database including adult, pediatric, international and natural drugs, lexi-comp drug interactions program, a what’s new summary of important new findings by specialty since the last release, and hundreds of patient information handouts.
You can log in anywhere from within the Coast Guard domain and quickly get specific, detailed answers to your questions.
To access UPTODATE, click on http://www.uptodate.com/online
No usernames or passwords are necessary!
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