ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg Capsule, Delayed Release
Coverage in California (CMS PDP Region 32).
7 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in California cover this drug on tier 3–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 7 of 7 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
337 Medicare Advantage plans in CA 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. CA: 337 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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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$70.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $0.3586 | $2.156 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$104.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 18% | 13% | $0.2435 | $1.466 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$165.40/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 15% | 15% | $0.2151 | $1.296 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$172.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $0.2417 | $1.456 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$5.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $0.9025 | $5.426 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$6.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $0.9025 | $5.426 units |
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| Blue Shield Rx Enhanced (PDP)$227.80/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 37% | 37% | $0.3227 | $19.3660 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.