The impact on TRICARE of a new retail pharmacy agreement between Express Scripts, Inc., (ESI) and Walgreens pharmacy has not yet been determined. As you may know, the two companies announced a new network agreement on July 19, 2012. Walgreens left the ESI retail pharmacy network when their contract with ESI expired on December 31, 2011. At this time, it has not been determined how the new agreement affects TRICARE. Specific details have not been released, but the new agreement does not go into effect until September 15, 2012. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Please remember that TRICARE beneficiaries are currently served by military pharmacies, home delivery and a robust national retail network of over 56,000 pharmacies. Here's more info on the TRICARE pharmacy options that area available to beneficiaries: 1. Military Pharmacies o Located on military installations worldwide o No cost; but call first to see if the prescription can be filled o Find a Military Pharmacy at http://www.tricare.mil/mtf/ 2. TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery o Easy, safe and convenient; prescriptions mailed directly to you o Least expensive option after military pharmacies o Learn More about Converting Your Prescriptions to Home Delivery at http://tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/Prescriptions/FillingPrescriptions/TMOP 3. TRICARE Network Pharmacies o 56,000 TRICARE network pharmacies in the U.S. and U.S. Territories o Find a Network Pharmacy at http://www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE/pharmacy/ NOTE: You can always fill prescriptions at non-network pharmacies, but the out-of-pocket costs are higher. You will need to pay the full prescription cost upfront and submit your claims for reimbursement. Learn More about Pharmacy Costs at http://tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/Prescriptions/Costs For up-to-the-minute news about TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery, the Walgreens\Express agreement or to find a nearby network pharmacy, please visit Express Scripts online at http://www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE or call 1-877-885-6313. SOURCE: Multiple news articles and web pages. == TFL Mailing List Instructions === 1. The following may be used to join\leave this mailing list: a. ONLINE OPTION: Online subscription\unsubscription options are available at: http://www.hostmtb.org http://www.hostmtb.org/tfl.html //www.freelists.org/list/tfl b. E-MAIL OPTION: Subscription\unsubscription may be performed by sending an E-Mail message to the following address: (1) To subscribe to this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to TFL-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' as the subject. (2) To unsubscribe, send an E-Mail message to TFL-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. 2. If the above subscribe or unsubscribe procedures don't work or if you have questions, comments, etc., about this mailing list, please contact Milton.Bell126@xxxxxxxxx