TRICARE for Life Pharmacy pilot begins in March Published Feb. 20, 2014 By 66th Medical Squadron HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- A pilot program launching March 14 will require TRICARE for Life, or TFL, beneficiaries to use TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery, or a military pharmacy, to fill prescriptions for select maintenance medications. The program is a provision of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Beginning Feb. 18, TFL beneficiaries taking an affected medication started receiving letters notifying them of the pilot program. After the pilot begins, beneficiaries have two 30-day refills of their prescriptions covered at a retail pharmacy before they are responsible for 100 percent of the cost. Beneficiaries may call the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, Express Scripts, at 1-877-882-3335 to switch to home delivery or with questions about their medications. Some individuals are exempt, including people with another prescription drug plan, or people living outside the 50 United States. People living in a nursing home may contact Express Scripts to request a waiver. TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery is safe, convenient and easy to use. Home Delivery offers beneficiaries a 90-day supply of their brand name medication for $13. Switching from these prescriptions from a retail pharmacy to home delivery can save TRICARE beneficiaries up to $152 a year for each prescription. Beneficiaries can also save by asking their doctor to write them a prescription for a generic version of their medication. "Home Delivery is an excellent choice for TRICARE beneficiaries to get their maintenance medications," said Maj Joshua Elston, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Flight commander. "Not only is it a less expensive and convenient choice, but home delivery contributes to better health by making sure you never run out of your medication. If you decide to try the Hanscom Clinic, please call ahead 781-225-6173 to make sure your prescription is available." For the most recent information about the pilot or to sign up for e-alerts with the latest updates, go to www.tricare.mil/tflpilot.