TRICARE, the Defense Department’s managed health-care system, has declared states of emergency in several stateside regions. As such, because beneficiaries in those areas may find their access to health care limited, the agency wants to do all it can to mitigate any related hardships. In each case, emergency prescription refill procedures will be in place. Here are the affected areas:
* Fayette and Kanawha counties, W.Va., due to a train derailment. Procedures are in place through March 18.
* Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Virginia, due to Winter Storm Octavia. Procedures are in place through March 18.
* Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and several New York counties in and around the New York City area, due to Winter Storm Juno. Emergency procedures are in place through Feb. 25.