This is not exactly true. IF you choose to use a civilian pharmacy, you WILL pay MUCH more. They want all military to use Express Scripts due to cost.
There ARE some medications such as Class II and Class III which cannot be mailed.
You also have the choice of going to an MTF pharmacy if one is close enough to you.
OK -- this is a legitimate call from Express Scripts. I received one this morning and hung up when it asked for my birth date. I went online to get a contact number for ES and called. Press 0 to talk to a human. She verified the personal info I gave her so she could look at my account. She also verified that ES did, indeed, attempt to contact me this morning concerning a request for renewal my dr had not responded to. She says the call begins with questions to verify that whoever has answered the phone is who they are calling. I told her that I did not give that kind of information in a call that I had not initiated, and in the future, would hang up and call ES myself. So I recommend that if you have received a call from ES that you need to contact them yourself because there is probably some information they need from you or need to tell you.
I verified that the number is that of Express-Scripts, and the message left on my answering machine was a notification that one of my prescriptions would be mailing soon. I am a retiree of the United States Army, on a limited pension, and do not live near an active military base, thus, when I receive, with a minimal co-payment drugs, that if purchased from a Pharmacy, would cost me over $1300.00 over the counter, why would I, when my co-pay, for the 90 day supply is less than $20.00.
Do I feel guilty for using Tri-Care For Life and Express Scripts? Not one bit, for those are several of the benefits that were spoken of when I would be asked to re-enlist for another four years.
Easy Cowboy17. They're aren't telemarketers. They're part of the Tricare Military Pharmacy. Veteran's can use them instead of using facilities on bases, or VA hospitals. It's cost effective in the long run for the vet, as commercial pharmacies can be expensive and government regulations do not allow vets to get meds on the outside for long-term treatment, unless they use Express Scripts as their pharmacy. If you were a vet you would have known this. Why you were contacted? I have a good guess, but I would hate to insult you online. Have a nice and wonderful day, and I really hope you don't kiss your mother with that mouth. It's very unbecoming of anyone, even those who hide online.