I had to drop Express Scripts when they wouldn’t mail order my meds because TriCare was no longer my primary insurer (got a new job)
WTF, over?
Be Sure this gets passed on to your Military friends.
I personally will be boycotting Walgreen’s. We are retired Navy. This is just the first shoe to drop in 0’care. As each new drug store’s chain comes up for contract renewal they too will be dropping Tricare.
For those of you not familiar with Tricare it is the secondary ins for over 65 retired Military, and it covers the medicines we take as well as the doctor and hospital costs after Medicare.
Remember please that Tricare is administered out of the Medicare offices.
Walgreens to Drop TRICARE?
military.com/military-report/walgreens-to-drop-tricare
It was the other way around with my plan, which dropped Walgreens.
I used my card for the first time a few days ago at CVS. Will CVS be unable to work a contract out too? Now that we are older, we will need that card. Just crap on Zero!
I’ve hated Walgreens ever since I showed up to get insulin syringes for my wife (who is insulin dependant), who ran short Friday later afternoon.
It’s a non-prescription item in the state (as are all needles, for that matter.)
The fat lady pharmacist refused to sell them, stating it was a company policy to fil them without the prescription filled in the store.
I had to drive, on the Sabbath, 30 miles to a 24 hour CVS.
Pissed me off.
OTOH Walgreens markups are pretty high.
Walgreen no longer accepts Tricare for perscription coverage. Will CVS and Rite Aid follow?
The whole idea of tricare was just an excuse to cut base hospitals anyway. In the old days, the deal was that a lifer had rights to any base hospital... of any service... that he could get to. THAT was your health care. Not covering costs of civilian doctors, etc. Your wife is sick? Drive her to the base. It was cheap, and it didn’t promise the world. Now we’ve replaced it with tricare, and I’ll bet you it costs more tax money than the old system.
Wife and I are on MC/TCFL. We get all our meds via Express Scripts at our local grocery store pharmacy "gerbes".
We also have mail order through ES.
I noticed that lots of pharmacies in chain stores offer generic meds for $4/mo that are on their list of approvals. Walmart and Gerbes being two that I know of.
If the pharmacies stop filling RXs via ES, I assume I can still get our RXs via mail order with ES. Of course they won't fill controlled type meds but otherwise......
Thanks for the heads up and keep us informed as you have been doing so well.
Evil Slayer
The obamacare noose is tightening one more notch.
What kind of crappy site is that? “Sponsored introduction”????
Save everyone the hassle. Post the blog here.
