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

1QCY25 – 4QCY26 Billing Schedule

Quarter Billing Period File Delivery Demand Letter Date (Invoice) Refund Payment Due Date Dispute Cut Off Date
1QCY25 January-March 2025 June 11, 2025 July 21, 2025 Aug. 20, 2025 Aug. 20, 2025
2QCY25 April-June 2025 Sep. 11, 2025 Oct. 21, 2025 Nov. 20, 2025 Nov. 20, 2025
3QCY25 July-September 2025 Dec. 11, 2025 Jan. 20, 2026 Feb. 19, 2026 Feb. 19, 2026
4QCY25 October-December 2025 March 11, 2026 April 20, 2026 May 20, 2026 May 20, 2026
1QCY26 January-March 2026 June 11, 2026 July 21, 2026 Aug. 20, 2026 Aug. 20, 2026
2QCY26 April-June 2026 Sep. 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

3QCY09 - 4QCY24 Billing Schedules

Final Rule and Program Updates

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