Information for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

This page is intended to provide information to pharmaceutical manufacturers about the TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Refund Program and the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit Uniform Formulary.

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Please Note:

  • Effective June 1, 2025, DHA will no longer accept checks from pharmaceutical manufacturers. TRICARE Retail Refund payments should be sent as an Automated Clearing House or Electronic Funds Transfer using CREDIT GATEWAY or Pay.gov.
  • The below schedule also applies to executed UF-VARR and UF-ADP agreements.

Current Billing Schedule

1QCY26 – 4QCY27 Billing Schedule

Quarter Billing Period File Delivery Demand Letter Date (Invoice) Refund Payment Due Date Dispute Cut Off Date
1QCY26 January-March 2026 June 11, 2026 July 21, 2026 Aug. 20, 2026 Aug. 20, 2026
2QCY26 April-June 2026 Sept. 11, 2026 Oct. 21, 2026 Nov. 20, 2026 Nov. 20, 2026
3QCY26 July-September 2026 Dec. 11, 2026 Jan. 20, 2027 Feb. 19, 2027 Feb. 19, 2027
4QCY26 October-December 2026 March 11, 2027 April 20, 2027 May 20, 2027 May 20, 2027
1QCY27 January-March 2027 June 11, 2027 July 21, 2027 Aug. 20, 2027 Aug. 20, 2027
2QCY27 April-June 2027 Sept. 13, 2027 Oct. 23, 2027 Nov. 22, 2027 Nov. 22, 2027
3QCY27 July-September 2027 Dec. 13, 2027 Jan. 22, 2028 Feb. 21, 2028 Feb. 21, 2028
4QCY27 October-December 2027 March 13, 2028 April 22, 2028 May 22, 2028 May 22, 2028

3QCY09 - 4QCY25 Billing Schedules

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Operational Documents

Select from the following operational documents related to the TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Refunds Program.

Please note that files published prior to 2018 may not be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you need an accessible version of a particular file, please contact us and we will provide one.

Operational Documents