April 24, 2014

DoD announced on April 18 that Express Scripts won an extension to its TRICARE Pharmacy contract. The contract can be renewed annually for an additional seven years, and could be worth up to $5.4 billion.  

Express Scripts – who has managed the TRICARE pharmacy contract since 2003 – provides pharmacy services for active duty servicemembers, retirees, and their families.   

A key component of the Express Scripts contract is the mail-order pharmacy benefit, which has grown in size over the years, and will continue to grow through a pilot program that began in March.   

Express Scripts processed more than 4.3 million mail-order prescriptions for TRICARE beneficiaries in FY 2012, and a DoD Inspector General report found it to be more accurate than retail pharmacies.  

Promoting use of the mail-order pharmacy is one example of MOAA supporting efforts to boost budget savings without penalizing beneficiaries.  

MOAA will continue to work closely with our contacts at Express Scripts to ensure that the pharmaceutical needs of TRICARE beneficiaries are being satisfied.