DESONIDE .5 mg/g Ointment

Coverage in Michigan (CMS PDP Region 13).

11 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Michigan cover this drug on tier 2–4.

Lowest 30-day cost $5.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 10 of 11 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

157 Medicare Advantage plans in MI 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. MI: 157 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
Prescription Blue Select (PDP)$78.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	2Generic	$5.00	$15.00	$0.3535	$2.126 units	Quantity limit 18 per 90 days
Prescription Blue Premium (PDP)$106.70/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	2Generic	$5.00	$10.00	$0.3535	$2.126 units	Quantity limit 18 per 90 days
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	28%	28%	$1.4814	$17.7812 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$1.4814	$17.7812 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	—	$0.5749	$13.8024 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	—	$0.5778	$13.8724 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$14.10/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	—	$0.4635	$5.5612 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$50.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	32%	32%	$1.3042	—	None
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$78.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	33%	$0.7897	$4.746 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$78.30/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	32%	—	$0.4638	$5.5712 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$98.10/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$0.5732	$13.7624 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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