TRICARE beneficiaries put pharmacy costs on chopping block Published July 14, 2008 By Ric Carlson 21st Medical Group PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- TRICARE is actively informing beneficiaries of the savings they can experience with the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy. Letters explaining TMOP and its convenient, safe and cost-saving features are being sent to beneficiaries who receive regular maintenance prescriptions at network retail pharmacies. The letters tell beneficiaries how they can switch from retail to TMOP and save up to 66 percent on their prescription drug costs. TMOP offers up to a 90-day supply of medication for the same co-payment as a 30-day supply from a retail pharmacy, and with gas prices rising daily, a trip to the pharmacy can be pricey. One easy call to the Member Choice Center at 1-877-363-1433 can start home delivery. A customer service representative will explain the program and offer to process a new 90-day prescription from the beneficiary's provider through TMOP. Beneficiaries can also register for TMOP at www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE -- without downloading or mailing forms. Once the registration process is complete, beneficiaries may use the MCC service online and request that TMOP obtain prescriptions from their provider. Since launch of the MCC in August 2007, more than 90,000 retail prescriptions have been switched to TMOP. Go to the prescriptions tab at www.tricare.mil for more information about TMOP and other pharmacy programs.