FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Benton County, Arkansas, can receive emergency prescription refills now through June 5, 2024, due to severe weather.
To receive an emergency refill of prescription medications, TRICARE beneficiaries must take their prescription bottle to any retail pharmacy in the TRICARE network. If the bottle is not available or the label is damaged or missing, beneficiaries should contact Express Scripts, Inc. or their network retail pharmacy for assistance.
To find a network pharmacy, beneficiaries can call Express Scripts at 1-877-363-1303 or search the network pharmacy locator.
If possible, visit the pharmacy where you filled the prescription. Prescriptions filled by one retail chain may be filled at another store in that chain. If the prescribing doctor is available, beneficiaries can ask him or her to call for a new prescription at any network pharmacy.
As a reminder, TRICARE beneficiaries, who are not active duty service members, can receive urgent care from any TRICARE authorized urgent care facility or provider and do not need a referral. This allows beneficiaries to seek non-emergency care for illnesses or injuries if their primary care provider is unavailable due to emergencies. Any TRICARE beneficiary who reasonably believes they have an emergency should always call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Recipients are encouraged to visit the Express Scripts weather alert page for updates.
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The Defense Health Agency provides health services to more than 9 million beneficiaries, including uniformed service members, retired military members and their families. DHA operates one of the nation’s largest health plans, the TRICARE Health Plan, and manages a global network of more than 700 military hospitals, clinics and dental facilities.
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Date to be had: | 05/28/2024 |
Publication date: | 05/29/2024 11:30 |
Story ID: | 472376 |
Location: | AR, USA |
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