Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: NICoE Integration into Walter Reed Improves Care After TBI; TRICARE Revises Compound Drug Coverage

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:

NICoE Integration into Walter Reed Improves Care After TBI

March 12, 2015

The combination of programs and services from two of the Military Health System’s leading centers for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and treatment makes cutting-edge care for wounded soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines more accessible than ever before. The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) and the Traumatic Brain Injury Program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, Maryland, fully integrated their services in February 2015.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/03/12/NICoE-Integration-into-Walter-Reed-Improves-Care-After-TBI

TRICARE Revises Compound Drug Coverage

March 12, 2015

Starting May 1, 2015, Express Scripts, the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, will screen all ingredients in compound drug claims to ensure they are safe and effective, and covered by TRICARE. This screening process is like the one TRICARE already uses for other prescription drugs, but it will now apply to the ingredients in compound drugs.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/03/12/TRICARE-Revises-Compound-Drug-Coverage