ESTRADIOL .05 mg/d Patch
Coverage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont (CMS PDP Region 02).
10 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont cover this drug on tier 2–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $10.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 8 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
120 Medicare Advantage plans in CT, MA, RI, VT do cover it
Medicare Advantage plans carry their own formularies, separate from stand-alone Part D. A patient on an MA-PD plan may have coverage even where no PDP lists the drug. CT: 35 plans · MA: 73 plans · RI: 10 plans · VT: 2 plans.
Every plan that covers it
| Plan | Tier | 30-day preferred | 90-day mail | Unit cost | Est. 30-day fill | Restrictions |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$32.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 2Generic | $10.00 | $30.00 | $2.7628 | $24.879 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$155.10/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 2Generic | $10.00 | $0.00 | $2.8576 | $25.729 units |
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| Blue MedicareRx Value Plus (PDP)$20.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $4.0870 | — | None |
| Blue MedicareRx Premier (PDP)$238.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $30.00 | $60.00 | $4.0870 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$8.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $10.3185 | $92.879 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$16.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $7.9432 | $71.499 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$21.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $7.9432 | $71.499 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$73.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | — | $10.3225 | $92.909 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$138.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $10.3163 | $92.859 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$139.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $9.5257 | $85.739 units |
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Cost-sharing is the initial coverage phase at a preferred pharmacy; a percentage is coinsurance of the plan’s negotiated price, and the deductible may apply first. CMS publishes a negotiated price per unit, so the 30-day fill is shown only where the plan’s own quantity limit supplies the quantity.