MORPHINE SULFATE EXTENDED RELEASE 15 mg Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release
Also known as Morphine Sulfate. Coverage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont (CMS PDP Region 02).
11 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont cover this drug on tier 3–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $30.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 11 of 11 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
152 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: 42 plans · MA: 88 plans · RI: 20 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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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$8.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 25% | 20% | $0.4970 | $5.9612 units |
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| Blue MedicareRx Value Plus (PDP)$20.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $0.2803 | $2.529 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$32.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 19% | 19% | $0.1359 | $1.229 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$38.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $0.3921 | $3.539 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$73.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 18% | 13% | $0.4987 | $5.9812 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$138.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $0.4961 | $5.9512 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$139.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 21% | 21% | $0.4336 | $5.2012 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$155.10/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 15% | 15% | $0.3935 | $3.549 units |
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| Blue MedicareRx Premier (PDP)$238.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $30.00 | $60.00 | $0.2803 | $2.529 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$16.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $0.7507 | $6.769 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$21.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $0.7552 | $6.809 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.