TRICARE for Life to push mail order refills
Starting this spring, more than 400,000 military retirees and senior dependents in the TRICARE for Life program will owe the full amount for certain prescription refills if they use a retail pharmacy rather than a military pharmacy or a mail service.
The change, part of a pilot program created by Congress, is meant to help control the cost of military health care. In its first year, it is expected to cut $120 million from the $3.3 billion that the U.S. Department of Defense pays annually for TRICARE For Life pharmacy needs.
The government insurance serves about 2 million military retirees and their dependents over 65, supplementing Medicare. TRICARE for Life accounts for nearly half of the $7.1 billion that the Defense Department spends each year on its pharmacy program.
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