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Veteran Member
Heads up active duty and retirees!
Your Choice of TRICARE® Retail Pharmacies Changes Dec. 1, 2016
Express Scripts will add Walgreens to the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. CVS pharmacies will no longer be in the network.
Please take action to begin transferring your prescription drugs to a TRICARE network pharmacy by Dec. 1 to avoid paying the full retail price.
What You Need to Know
• Starting Dec. 1, 2016, CVS pharmacies including CVS pharmacies located within Target stores will leave the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. If you fill a prescription drug at CVS pharmacies after that date, you will pay the full retail price for your drugs.
• You can transfer your specialty drugs at any time to Rite-Aid or Walmart since they are part of our specialty select network.
• Beginning Dec. 1, you can fill your prescriptions drugs, including specialty drugs, at Walgreens or Kroger.
Convenient Ways to Transfer Prescriptions
It's easy to transfer your prescriptions to another network pharmacy - just do one of the following:
• Take your prescription bottles to the new pharmacy. The pharmacist there will contact your old pharmacy.
• Call the new pharmacy and have them get your prescription drug information from your old pharmacy.
• Ask your doctor to send your prescription information to the new pharmacy.
Your Pharmacy Options
Your TRICARE pharmacy benefit offers the following convenient pharmacy choices. Select the one that works best for you and your family:
• Retail Pharmacy
More than 58,000 pharmacy locations remain in the TRICARE network, including other national chains, grocery chains and independent pharmacies. Find retail pharmacies near you by visiting express-scripts.com/TRICARE. Select "Tools" and then "Find a Pharmacy." Or download our free mobile app to find a pharmacy when you're on the go.
On Dec. 1, Walgreens will be included in the pharmacy locator and CVS pharmacies will be removed.
• Military Pharmacy
Call your military pharmacy, where there is no cost to fill your prescription drug, and ask whether your drug is available. Visit tricare.mil/mtf for contact information for a local military pharmacy.
• TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery
Next to your military pharmacy, Home Delivery is the best option for filling maintenance drugs and you may save money. Formulary generics and standard shipping are free. To learn more, visit express-scripts.com/TRICARE or call 855.778.1417 and a Patient Care Advocate will help transfer your eligible prescriptions.
We're committed to providing the highest level of service to ease this transition. If you have questions about your TRICARE pharmacy benefit or you need help transferring your prescription drugs, please visit express-scripts.com/TRICARE or call 855.778.1417.
Sincerely,
Shannon Lee Eghlimi
Shannon Eghlimi
Vice President – Client Services
Your Choice of TRICARE® Retail Pharmacies Changes Dec. 1, 2016
Express Scripts will add Walgreens to the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. CVS pharmacies will no longer be in the network.
Please take action to begin transferring your prescription drugs to a TRICARE network pharmacy by Dec. 1 to avoid paying the full retail price.
What You Need to Know
• Starting Dec. 1, 2016, CVS pharmacies including CVS pharmacies located within Target stores will leave the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. If you fill a prescription drug at CVS pharmacies after that date, you will pay the full retail price for your drugs.
• You can transfer your specialty drugs at any time to Rite-Aid or Walmart since they are part of our specialty select network.
• Beginning Dec. 1, you can fill your prescriptions drugs, including specialty drugs, at Walgreens or Kroger.
Convenient Ways to Transfer Prescriptions
It's easy to transfer your prescriptions to another network pharmacy - just do one of the following:
• Take your prescription bottles to the new pharmacy. The pharmacist there will contact your old pharmacy.
• Call the new pharmacy and have them get your prescription drug information from your old pharmacy.
• Ask your doctor to send your prescription information to the new pharmacy.
Your Pharmacy Options
Your TRICARE pharmacy benefit offers the following convenient pharmacy choices. Select the one that works best for you and your family:
• Retail Pharmacy
More than 58,000 pharmacy locations remain in the TRICARE network, including other national chains, grocery chains and independent pharmacies. Find retail pharmacies near you by visiting express-scripts.com/TRICARE. Select "Tools" and then "Find a Pharmacy." Or download our free mobile app to find a pharmacy when you're on the go.
On Dec. 1, Walgreens will be included in the pharmacy locator and CVS pharmacies will be removed.
• Military Pharmacy
Call your military pharmacy, where there is no cost to fill your prescription drug, and ask whether your drug is available. Visit tricare.mil/mtf for contact information for a local military pharmacy.
• TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery
Next to your military pharmacy, Home Delivery is the best option for filling maintenance drugs and you may save money. Formulary generics and standard shipping are free. To learn more, visit express-scripts.com/TRICARE or call 855.778.1417 and a Patient Care Advocate will help transfer your eligible prescriptions.
We're committed to providing the highest level of service to ease this transition. If you have questions about your TRICARE pharmacy benefit or you need help transferring your prescription drugs, please visit express-scripts.com/TRICARE or call 855.778.1417.
Sincerely,
Shannon Lee Eghlimi
Shannon Eghlimi
Vice President – Client Services