Tricare to hike costs of drugs next year

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Prescription drug costs will soon rise by as much as 42 percent for military health insurance users, according to Military.com.

Starting Jan. 1, Tricare drug costs will increase due to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, which requires price raises annually until at least 2027. The act aims to bring the amount users pay closer to the actual cost of prescription drugs, which have skyrocketed in recent years.  Continue reading article here…

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