Posted on May 25, 2017
Tricare Pharmacy Fees Would Increase Under Budget Proposal
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel my goodness: Tricare pharmacy fees would rise gradually under a plan included in the Defense Department's annual budget proposal released this week.
Currently a 30-day supply of generic medication at a retail pharmacy is $10 while a brand-name drug is $24 and drugs outside the formulary $50. Drugs received through the mail-order pharmacy cost less, with a generic medication free, a 90-day supply of brand-name drugs $20 and non-formulary drugs $49. Medication received at a military treatment facility is free. The fees were last changed in 2016.
The new proposal would gradually increase Tricare drug prices to $14, $46 and $90, respectively, by 2027 for 30-day supplies at in-network retail pharmacies, with the same price tags for mail-order drugs, but for longer, 90-day supplies. Medications from military treatment facility pharmacies would continue to be free.
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TSgt Joe C. SFC William FarrellLTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden SGT Robert George SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan LTC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SFC Dave Beran SP5 Robert Ruck SGT Philip Roncari SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Shirley Whitfield MSgt George Cater SP5 Michael Rathbun CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton
Currently a 30-day supply of generic medication at a retail pharmacy is $10 while a brand-name drug is $24 and drugs outside the formulary $50. Drugs received through the mail-order pharmacy cost less, with a generic medication free, a 90-day supply of brand-name drugs $20 and non-formulary drugs $49. Medication received at a military treatment facility is free. The fees were last changed in 2016.
The new proposal would gradually increase Tricare drug prices to $14, $46 and $90, respectively, by 2027 for 30-day supplies at in-network retail pharmacies, with the same price tags for mail-order drugs, but for longer, 90-day supplies. Medications from military treatment facility pharmacies would continue to be free.
I appreciate the read and share, great information for all!
TSgt Joe C. SFC William FarrellLTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden SGT Robert George SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan LTC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SFC Dave Beran SP5 Robert Ruck SGT Philip Roncari SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Shirley Whitfield MSgt George Cater SP5 Michael Rathbun CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Pretty Obvious Who Isn't Our Friend, Whoever in the Hell Wrote that Budget and Votes for It!
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"Medications from military treatment facility pharmacies would continue to be free", that's what I'm talking about. I guess I don't see the problem.
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