DESONIDE .5 mg/g Ointment

Coverage in Arizona (CMS PDP Region 28).

9 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in Arizona cover this drug on tier 4.

8 of 9 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

100 Medicare Advantage plans in AZ 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. AZ: 100 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	32%	32%	$1.7866	$21.4412 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$1.7866	$21.4412 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	30%	—	$0.6435	$15.4424 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$2.50/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	34%	—	$0.6472	$15.5324 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$38.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	36%	—	$0.4568	$5.4812 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$66.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	31%	31%	$1.9622	—	None
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$94.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	33%	$0.8164	$4.906 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$97.50/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	35%	—	$0.4568	$5.4812 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$119.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$0.6414	$15.3924 units	Quantity limit 24 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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