Mail Order Pharmacy Gets Simpler

By: fedweek

Registering for Tricare’s mail order pharmacy service became easier with the launch of the new Member Choice Center (MCC). Now retirees can begin receiving their prescriptions by mail after a phone call or mouse click, said Tricare officials. Not only will the beneficiary receive mail-order enrollment assistance, but the center’s staff will contact physicians to get new prescriptions and forward them to the mail-order pharmacy for processing. Beneficiaries do not have to download forms or wait to have forms mailed; they can go to the “My Benefit” portal on www.tricare.mil/ or to www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE to complete the registration. They also can call the MCC toll free at (877) 363-1433 to switch from the retail program to mail-order service. Beneficiaries may receive up to a 90-day supply of most medications for the same amount they would pay for a 30-day supply at a retail pharmacy.