Vicki Jackson is no stranger to military service.

She, her father and her brother served, and her husband is serving right now. But one thing lately keeps her concerned about the financial future.

Unlike most Americans' insurance coverage, which cover children until age 26, her family’s TRICARE benefits only cover her son until age 21.

“If we’re looking at $50,000 in health care, yeah, that can get his college paid for, but where am I gonna get the money for his health care?" Jackson said.

Newly proposed legislation looks to change that.

Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan announced his first bill of the 118th Congress. If signed into law, it would allow military parents to keep their kids on their health plans until age 26, rather than the current age of 21.

Ryan said the difference was a compromise made during the Affordable Care Act that military families unfortunately foot the bill for.

“Somehow, during those negotiations, they left out TRICARE beneficiaries," Ryan said. "So active duty military and retirees were left out. So when every other family had the age raised to 26, military families, frankly, it was patently unfair and unjust.”

Ryan said the bipartisan bill, which is co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida, could save military families nearly $7,000 a year.

“We’re providing desperately needed relief for military families and really stepping up to thank them and to do the right thing after they’ve done so much to sacrifice and serve us," Ryan said.

Jackson said the potential savings in her case would be a few hundred dollars a month. She said that would go a long way for her family.

With her son planning to go to law school, she says she’ll need every bit of help she can get.

“Our kids, they make a huge sacrifice," Jackson said. "We forget that our children are the ones that serve too. So if there’s one little thing that we can do to ease the transition, which is just providing insurance until they’re 26, if the civilians can do it, why can’t we do it on our side?”