The move upset customers and many independent pharmacies and has raised concerns among some advocates and lawmakers who feel it disproportionally affects rural veterans.
Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay, but also has the option of using a regular pharmacy through Tricare, the Defense Department’s private care health program.
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