{"id":23097,"date":"2019-12-14T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/14\/vietnam-vets-widow-wins-dispute-with-navy-over-prescription-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:08:27","slug":"vietnam-vets-widow-wins-dispute-with-navy-over-prescription-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/12\/14\/vietnam-vets-widow-wins-dispute-with-navy-over-prescription-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam vet\u2019s widow wins dispute with Navy over prescription bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEAUFORT, S.C. \u2014 Four months after receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/news\/local\/community\/beaufort-news\/bg-military\/article237361409.html\" target=_blank>a $10,630 bill<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.navy.mil\/sites\/nhbeaufort\/Pages\/Welcome_Page.aspx\" target=_blank>Naval Hospital Beaufort<\/a> for the 12 years of prescriptions she\u2019d gotten there \u2014 and being told she had one month to pay the whole amount \u2014 St. Helena Island native Claretha Singleton found a much different letter in her mailbox on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said the Army veteran\u2019s widow, who had taken out a loan to pay the bill, would be getting all of the money back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Singleton\u2019s story in The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette was shared around the nation, the Secretary of the Navy &#8216;s office reviewed the retiree\u2019s case and agreed to reimburse her for the entire amount. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, she received two letters. One was from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham &#8216;s office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am sure you are pleased to have this matter resolved in your favor,\u201d said the note, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgraham.senate.gov\/\" target=_blank>signed by Graham<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was expecting to win, but when you get it in writing&#8230; just wow,\u201d Singleton told The Island Packet on Wednesday (Dec. 5). \u201cWe did it. We won!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second letter, dated Nov. 25, was signed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Russell W. 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It\u2019s been more than a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every 90 days from January 2006 to November 2018, she had filled four prescriptions at the Naval Hospital Beaufort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was never charged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But during her visit last November, a hospital employee told Singleton she was never eligible to fill her prescriptions there and that she would be getting a bill for the 12 years worth of medicine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill didn\u2019t arrive until nine months later, in August, and she was given one month to pay it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To avoid any more penalties or interest, Singleton took out a personal loan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She told The Island Packet that although she felt intimidated and alone, she wasn\u2019t going to back down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She fought the decision 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