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Are overseas retirees about to lose military postal privileges?
One major concern is how military retirees overseas will get their mail-order medications through Tricare Express Scripts.
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Mil Money
Tricare open enrollment begins — and your costs may go up
If you want to make changes to your Tricare coverage, or enroll in a plan, you must do it by the open season deadline.
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CVS returns to the military Tricare pharmacy network. Walmart’s out
Walmart officials, who signed an agreement with Express Scripts Sept. 30 to continue in the network, were surprised by the news they're out.
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Moving more military patients out of MTFs could cause them ‘significant harm,’ study finds
Military patients are getting better quality of inpatient care in MTFs, compared to those getting care in local civilian hospitals.
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Pharmacy costs increasing Jan. 1 for active-duty families, retirees and others
After holding the line on cost of meds for 2021, Tricare officials are increasing the cost anywhere from $1 to $8 for 2022.
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More than 500K in the military community need to renew their expired ID cards soon
Also, no more ID cards for 10-year-old children, as DoD moves that eligibility to children ages 14 and older.
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Some newly retired sailors’ pay and Tricare benefits affected by technical glitches
The Navy's transition to a new personnel system has also affected some active-duty sailors’ pay, ID cards and Tricare benefits.
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Exchange shopping approved for more than half a million DoD, Coast Guard civilians
New policy directs in-store shopping privileges within 30 days for DoD and Coast Guard civilians
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Retiree’s wife: Here’s what to do if you think you’re still covered under Tricare Select
“My concern is that we thought we had done it all correctly and were never notified of the error. We ended up spending a month scuba diving without health insurance." -- retiree's wife.
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Senators want to extend grace period for reinstating tens of thousands of retirees’ lost Tricare Select coverage
Plan would give retirees a one-year grace period to reinstate Tricare Select.