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Prescription Reimbursement

IMPORTANT: Updated Retiree Prescription Reimbursement Information

Retirees of the below collective bargaining agreement and dates of retirement are eligible for prescription co-pays which exceed the contractual maximum or are different from the IHA/Univera Formulary: 

  • BCSA – Retiree date PRIOR to November 2017  

  • BEST – Retiree date PRIOR to September 2000  

  • BTF – Retiree date PRIOR to March 1, 2017  

  • #264 Cook Managers – Retiree date PRIOR to July 2012  

  • #264 Service Center – Retiree date PRIOR to July 2014  

  • PCTEA – Retiree date PRIOR to January 2002 

Retirees currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan are ineligible for prescription reimbursement. 

Effective September 1, 2024, the new administrator for prescription reimbursement will be the Buffalo Board of Education’s Benefits Office and not TASC (as originally indicated). 

You MUST attach a receipt or printout of ALL prescription drug co-pays paid to the prescription reimbursement claim form.

The receipts submitted MUST include all of the below information: 

  1. Provider Name 

  2. Out-of-pocket cost for each prescription drug 

  3. Name of person receiving the prescription 

  4. Date each prescription drug was purchased 

Retiree prescription reimbursements will be processed using the below schedule: 

Prescription Expenses for the Period

Claim Received by Benefits Office

Claim Processed by:

January 1 - March 31

April 1 -30

May 31

April 1 - June 30

July 1 - 31

August 31

July 1 - September 30

October 1 - 31

November 30

October 1 - December 31

January 1 - 31

February 28

Submissions for Retiree RX Reimbursements can be mailed, emailed or faxed to the Buffalo Public Schools Benefits Office for processing.

Mailing Your Reimbursement:

Benefits Office 
ATTN: RETIREE RX REIMBURSEMENT  
806 City Hall 
Buffalo, NY 14202 

Emailing Your Reimbursement:

email: benefits
*direct emails to @buffaloschools.org

With the Subject line: RETIREE RX REIMBURSEMENT

Faxing Your Reimbursement:

Fax: 716-851-3587

For questions pertaining to RETIREE PRESCRIPTION REIMBURSEMENT, please email Benefits or call 716-816-4540. 

Prescription Reimbursement Form

10/7/2024 Correspondence

8/6/2024 Correspondence