Are there any military medical facilities in Michigan where my mother can get her medication?

Have you considered Tricare's mail order pharmacy?

yes, but it still costs her a co-pay

Of course it does, unless you're going to go to a military hospital to get prescriptions filled for her. My own mother has Tricare For Life and even with her other prescription benefit, she still has co-pays. My mother has fifteen prescriptions filled every month and with generics and the minimal co-pay that Tricare requires, her total cost is less than forty dollars at our local CVS.

Another thing about mail order is being able to obtain a ninety day supply, something that could make a big difference for your mother.

Have you considered applying for VA benefits for your mother? If she's entitled to have prescriptions filled on post, she might just qualify for financial help through the VA.

Here is a list of VA facilities in Michigan. You could make a trip to Indiana or Ohio or Illinois as well.

Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center - Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Battle Creek VA Medical Center - Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Iron Mountain VA Medical Center - Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System - Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12)
Iron Mountain VA Medical Center - Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan
Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11) - Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center - Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Battle Creek VA Medical Center - Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System - Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan

375th Medical Group - Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Hines, Cook County, Illinois
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Marion VA Medical Center - Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes - Naval Station Great Lakes, Lake County, Illinois
Naval Reserve Fleet Hospital Great Lakes - Naval Station Great Lakes, Lake County, Illinois
North Chicago VA Medical Center - North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois
Scott AFB Hospital - Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12) - Hines, Cook County, Illinois
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Hines, Cook County, Illinois
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
North Chicago VA Medical Center - North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois
VA Illiana Health Care System - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Fort Wayne Campus - Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Marion Campus - Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Brecksville VA Medical Center - Brecksville, Ohio
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Clinic - Columbus, Ohio
Chillicothe VA Medical Center - Chillicothe, Ohio
Cincinnati VA Medical Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland VA Medical Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Brecksville VA Medical Center - Brecksville, Ohio
Wade Park VA Medical Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Dayton VA Medical Center - Dayton, Ohio
VA Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10)
Brecksville VA Medical Center - Brecksville, Ohio
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Clinic - Columbus, Ohio
Chillicothe VA Medical Center - Chillicothe, Ohio
Cincinnati VA Medical Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland VA Medical Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Brecksville VA Medical Center - Brecksville, Ohio
Wade Park VA Medical Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Dayton VA Medical Center - Dayton, Ohio
Wade Park VA Medical Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Wade Park VA Medical Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Wright-Patterson Medical Center - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

my mother also has Tricare for life, she is also the beneficiary of my father who died active duty. she does receive VA benefits financially, but I don't believe she could get her medication there.
I have checked out Wright-Patterson Medical Center, and we are considering relocating near there. It would be to her benefit, my mother is on 24 different medications and a couple of them are $44.00 each co-pay. the two medications don't have a generic form. so that's $88.00 a month. now the rest are like $5.00 co-pay. but still by the time she pays for her medications, her rent and so fourth she has little left.

Have you considered VA supplemental funds for her care? If your father served in a war, she might be eligible. There are pages on this site that can tell you more about it. It pays for caregiving as well as other things that your mother might need. You should check into it and see if you can get it.

I'm my own mother's full-time caregiver and we live two hours from the nearest post. We live off her pension and it gets tight at times, but it would be even tighter if I weren't here and she had to pay someone to care for her.

Have you looked into Medicare Part D?

In my family I am the veteran, 100% Connected, so the husband receives TriCare. My son will also once he goes to college; covers him about 80%. My husband is disabled and has SSDI and Medicare parts A, B, & D. Between the both of these things he is 100% covered for medical, and only has a $10 co-pay for his medications. I'm the only one that receives medications free from VA institutions.

So Scout99, is your mother a Veteran too? Did you know that you can receive VA medications through the mail? All of mine come through the mail, I order them online. Of course I still have doctors at the VA medical centers closest to me, I just don't have to drive anywhere for my medications.