Cost Hikes Coming for Tricare Pharmacy Users

Tricare copays for many drugs will rise again in 2024 as part of a long-term plan to ratchet up patients' share of the costs through 2027. Congress ordered the series of rate hikes that began in 2018.

The rates, which will go up as much as $8 for a 30-day supply of drugs not on Tricare's coverage list, also known as "non-formulary," were published in a Defense Department reimbursement guide on Thursday. Generic drugs and brand-name medication on the coverage list will also see price increases.