Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)/
TRICARE:  Pilot Program for Refills of Maintenance Medications for TRICARE For Life Beneficiaries through the TRICARE Mail Order Program
2014-01-17
DOD-2013-HA-0085-0002
05:00:00
https://api.regulations.gov/v4/comments/DOD-2013-HA-0085-0002
Anonymous
Anonymous
i BELIEVE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE FOR OPTING OUT SHOULD BE EARLY IN 2013 AS MANY OF US BEGIN USING MAIL ORDER AT THAT TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.....NOW YOU BACK IT OFF UNTIL February 14, 2014. IT WAS NOT THE BENEFICIARY FAULT THAT THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER WAS NOT READY TO IMPLEMENT THE LAW....ITS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM AND SOME OF US PLAYED BY THE RULES AND NOW FIND WE ARE PENALIZED. AFTER WELL OVER A YEAR IN THE PROGRAM, THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH EXPRESS SCRIPTS....IN WELL OVER A YEAR, WE HAVE NOT COMMUNICATED WITH A PHARMACIST OR EVEN A TECHNICIAN. WE HAVE NO IDEA THE QUALIFICATION OF THE SO CALLED ADVOCATES IN PHARMACOLOGY. THE RULES FOR OPTING OUT AND FOR A WAIVER SHOULD BE MUCH MORE SPECIFIC. EXPRESS SCRIPTS WORKS HARD ON KEEPING THE MEDICATIONS ON TIME....BUT GOD FORBID IF THE PHYSICIAN CHANGES THE mg OR THE DRUG....IMPOSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE THE ISSUE WITH THEM IN TIME TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE MEDICATION. I ALSO QUESTION YOUR SAVINGS FROM THE PROGRAM...IN A RECENT DOD/IG REPORT THEY SAY THE PROGRAM IS A WASTE OF MONEY......WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE LIST OF SELECTED MEDICATION FOR MAIL ORDER BE POSTED? .THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COMMENT.   