455TH EAMXS KEEPS VIPERS FLYING


Senior Airman Daniel Lasal, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Nov. 15, 2016, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Aircraft maintainers perform six hours or more of post-flight inspections after each sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)


PREFERRED PROVIDER KEY TRICARE PHARMACY


NETWORK CHANGE


On December 1, 2016, Walgreens pharmacy locations joined the TRICARE Pharmacy network while CVS pharmacies, including those in Target stores, left the network on the same day. Te new network has more than 58,000 locations nationwide, and ensures TRICARE beneficiaries have timely access to retail pharmacies in their community. Please visit the Express Scripts website at www.express-scripts.com/ TRICARE for more information on this change.


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NEW SYSTEM FOR VDRUG COPAYS


A IMPLEMENTING TIERED FORMULARY


VA launched a new formulary plan in early 2017 that cat- egorizes prescription drugs into tiers. By and large, it’s very similar to how medication is handled by TRICARE. Accord- ing to the final rule published in the December 12, 2016, edition of the Federal Register, switching to a “tiered system” is expected to decrease out-of-pocket costs for the over- whelming majority of veterans. “Based on a comparison of the current and proposed copayment amounts, we anticipate


EYE ON WASHINGTON


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