Sentence examples for a patchwork of benefits from inspiring English sources

The new coverage, which was requested by the nation's senior military leaders, replaces a patchwork of benefits that relied on Medicare and a retiree's ability to use medical clinics at the nation's shrinking number of bases.

The lack of a federal mandate for fertility preservation coverage results in a patchwork of benefits dependent on state statutes and regulation.

In the early months following SSDI application, a patchwork of temporary disability benefits offset declines in SSDI applicants' own labor earnings.

There are a number of special benefits and protections available to help service members manage this debt, but the programs were enacted through a patchwork of laws, and the benefits vary depending on the type of loan in question.

The nation's unemployment compensation system is a patchwork of state programs; federal benefits are available when state aid runs out, typically after 26 weeks.

But while it was easy enough to find women whose post-welfare careers read like Horatio Alger tales, almost as many working women rely on a patchwork of support from relatives, lovers and supplemental government benefits.

Those without retiree health benefits who are eligible can use a patchwork of federal and state laws to build an insurance bridge — although an expensive one — to Medicare.

The benefits of a multilateral trade deal are vastly superior to those of a patchwork of bilateral and regional agreements.A second risk is of more trade disputes.

Instead, they are creating a patchwork of regulations affecting gay and lesbian couples — and may be raising questions about discrimination and fairness in the way that federal benefits are distributed.

We're a patchwork of small towns".

"We saw a patchwork of different decisions".