Understanding the Hidden Costs of the TRICARE Pharmacy Cuts

With about 13,000 community pharmacies removed from the TRICARE Retail Pharmacy network, and thousands more leaving after the departure of a nationwide grocery chain, about 400,000 beneficiaries must find a new location to fill their prescriptions if they want to receive the full value of their earned benefit. And while DoD officials claim the program will “meet or exceed” access-to-care standards after the reduction in community care and the departure of 2,200 Kroger locations, some of the beneficiaries affected would take significant issue with that claim.