TRICARE
Express Scripts, the Cigna-owned pharmacy benefit manager that administers the TRICARE benefit on behalf of the Department of Defense, instituted pharmacy network changes that impact 400,000 TRICARE beneficiaries by shrinking the retail network by almost 15,000 pharmacies. To add insult to injury, Cigna/Express Scripts unilaterally decided to terminate the 2022 contracts on Oct. 24, 2022, rather than the end of the year. This will cause major patient disruption. We urge pharmacies and their patients to engage with the Department of Defense and their Members of Congress.
The resources below will assist pharmacies and patients in advocating the need for changes to this new TRICARE pharmacy contract.
Pharmacy/Patient Resources
Congressional/Governor Letters to Department of Defense re TRICARE
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Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Buddy Carter letter-including 98 Member of Congress
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Senator Jon Tester (Mont.), Chairman of Senate Veterans Affairs, letter to Department of Defense
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Congressman Mike Johnson (La.) letter to Department of Defense
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Senator James Lankford (Okla.), letter to Defense Health Agency
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Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa), letter to Department of Defense
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Congressional letter to Secretary of Defense regarding Cigna/Express Scripts (ESI)
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Congressional Democrat Letter to DOD on TRICARE Pharmacy Changes
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Letter from Senator Moran (KS) to DOD regarding TRICARE demanding answers
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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's letter to Department of Defense