About 400,000 military families who use community pharmacies soon will have to find an alternative source for prescriptions. About 15,000 community pharmacies will leave the TRICARE retail pharmacy network on Oct. 24 affecting about 4% of the eligible population. Beneficiaries will receive a letter from Express Scripts with a list of alternative in-network pharmacies. Walgreens and CVS remain, as do many grocery store pharmacies and smaller chains. Network pharmacies also can be found using this online search tool. After Oct. 24, beneficiaries who continue to fill prescriptions at departing community pharmacies will pay the full retail price for the medication. With the departure of community pharmacies, Express Scripts reports the TRICARE retail network will continue to meet or exceed TRICARE’S pharmacy access standard of at least one pharmacy within a 15-minute drive of 90% of beneficiaries. (MOAA 09/26/22) MOAA - Nearly 15,000 Community Pharmacies Leaving TRICARE Network Next Month
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