Retail pharmacies
On Jan. 1, 2023, the Kroger family of pharmacies will leave the TRICARE network. This includes pharmacies at Kroger, Harris Teeter, Fred Meyer, Smith’s Food and Drug and King Soopers. After this date, if you fill a prescription at a Kroger family pharmacy, you will have to pay the full price*.
You still have a large network of retail pharmacies near where you live, and you can continue to use TRICARE Home Delivery and military pharmacies. Find a network pharmacy near you.
Here are ways to transfer your drug prescriptions (for non-specialty medications):
*You may file a claim for reimbursement to get the retail non-network pharmacy co-payments.
Specialty drugs
On Jan. 1, 2023, the TRICARE retail pharmacy network for specialty drugs will change to Accredo. In order to pay only network copays, you must move the prescription to a network pharmacy on or before this date. Here are ways to transfer your specialty prescriptions:
Here are some tips for filling your specialty medication prescription: