TRICARE cancels temporary prescription refill waivers for South Carolina

Defense Health Agency
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Date: 09.30.2025
Posted: 09.30.2025 14:18
News ID: 549726
Defense Health Agency Media Advisory

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in South Carolina are no longer eligible to receive temporary emergency prescription refills, effective Sept. 29.

Beneficiaries in South Carolina were previously eligible to receive temporary emergency prescription refills through Oct. 9. Since South Carolina rescinded the State of Emergency Sept. 29, TRICARE cancelled temporary emergency prescription refill waivers Sept. 29.

Beneficiaries are advised to visit Express Scripts’ Weather Notices page for updates.

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The Defense Health Agency provides health services to 9.5 million beneficiaries, including uniformed service members, military retirees, and their families. The DHA operates one of the nation’s largest health plans, the TRICARE Health Plan, and manages a global network of more than 700 military hospitals, clinics, and dental facilities.

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