DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE 2.5 mg Tablet

Coverage in Illinois (CMS PDP Region 17).

11 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Illinois cover this drug on tier 3–4.

Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 9 of 11 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

127 Medicare Advantage plans in IL 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. IL: 127 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$66.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	17%	17%	$0.4355	—	None
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$103.90/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	17%	17%	$0.2247	$1.356 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$104.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	21%	21%	$0.4460	—	None
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$119.40/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	$45.00	$125.00	$0.3313	$1.996 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Blue Cross MedicareRx Value (PDP)$119.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	18%	18%	$0.2160	$1.306 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	31%	31%	$0.4754	$2.856 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$0.4754	$2.856 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	34%	—	$0.3317	$1.996 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	35%	—	$0.3323	$1.996 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$40.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	39%	—	$0.2237	$1.346 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Blue Cross MedicareRx Basic (PDP)$89.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	43%	43%	$0.2257	$1.356 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 6 per 30 days

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.

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