ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE BEGINS NEW OVERSEAS MAIL POLICY
July 25, 2003

Military retirees living overseas who are eligible to receive mail through the Military Postal Service can now receive prescription drug shipments weighing more than 16 ounces. Previously, such shipments had to be in multiple packages each weighing less than 16 ounces. The MPS exception to policy allows contracted suppliers for the Tricare Mail Order Pharmacy program to mail a 90-day supply of prescription drugs that would have exceeded the 16-ounce limit. The exception is limited to prescription medication shipments made by Express-Scripts, Inc., which is the only authorized TMOP-contracted supplier.

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