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**geasurpacerma** · 09-09-2011, 04:55 PM

By Patricia Kime - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Sep 7, 2011 17:32:24 EDT

Tricare has dropped the cost of co-payments on prescriptions through its pharmacy mail-order program while upping the amount beneficiaries will pay for medications at retail pharmacies, the military health management agency announced Wednesday.

Starting Oct. 1, co-pays for generic prescriptions filled at Tricare network pharmacies will increase to $5 from $3. Co-pays for brand-name drugs will rise to $12 from $9, and medications not listed on Tricare’s official formulary will cost $25, up from $22.

But the agency is dropping co-pays for patients who ... Read the rest of the story here.

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Out of all the pricing Tricare could adjust what would you pick?

09-09-2011, 04:55 PM	#1
geasurpacerma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 325 Senior Member	Tricare adjusts prescription drug co-pays By Patricia Kime - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Sep 7, 2011 17:32:24 EDT Tricare has dropped the cost of co-payments on prescriptions through its pharmacy mail-order program while upping the amount beneficiaries will pay for medications at retail pharmacies, the military health management agency announced Wednesday. Starting Oct. 1, co-pays for generic prescriptions filled at Tricare network pharmacies will increase to $5 from $3. Co-pays for brand-name drugs will rise to $12 from $9, and medications not listed on Tricare’s official formulary will cost $25, up from $22. But the agency is dropping co-pays for patients who ... Read the rest of the story here. --------------------------------------------- Out of all the pricing Tricare could adjust what would you pick? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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