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~80% of V.A. prescriptions get delivered by USPS to *millions* of veterans across America who use V.A. care — more now than ever in the age of #COVIDー19. Veterans are collateral damage from the Trump admin’s efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defund the US Postal Service. https://twitter.com/NALC_National/status/1292944022479212544
"The VA Mail Order Pharmacy processes 470,000 prescriptions daily and every work day over 330,000 Veterans receive a package of prescriptions in the mail. The VA utilization of [ @USPS] results in exceptional accuracy and lower processing costs" https://www.pbm.va.gov/PBM/CMOP/VA_Mail_Order_Pharmacy.asp#:~:text=The%20VA%20Mail%20Order%20Pharmacy%20processes%20470%2C000%20prescriptions%20daily%20and,at%20each%20VA%20Medical%20Center.
Indeed, @DeptVetAffairs and @VeteransHealth are *asking* veterans ( https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/ss20200401-medication-refills-coronavirus) to rely even more heavily now on V.A.'s award-winning pharmacy by mail system to avoid "risk of exposure with a facility visit" https://connectedcare.va.gov/sites/default/files/one-pager-prescription-refills-covid-19.pdf
Similarly, @DeptofDefense is telling ~9M service members, retirees, and their families who rely on TRICARE to switch to pharmacy-by-mail because of COVID-19, in order to "maintain patient and personnel safety" https://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/BenefitUpdates/Archives/03_31_2020_military_pharmacy_changes_covid19
It's bad enough that "VA told Congress it plans to mitigate the medication delays by sending prescriptions earlier," and in some areas" VA is converting its deliveries from USPS to UPS 2nd Day Air or FedEx temporarily" https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/usps-delays-veteran-prescriptions-va-working-on-solutions via @AbbieRBennett @ConnectingVets
