BUDESONIDE 9 mg Tablet, Extended Release

Coverage in Mississippi (CMS PDP Region 20).

10 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in Mississippi cover this drug on tier 4–5.

7 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

85 Medicare Advantage plans in MS 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. MS: 85 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	35%	—	$31.9161	$95.753 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$37.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	35%	—	$31.9730	$95.923 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$89.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$31.8841	$95.653 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$31.6237	$94.873 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$31.6237	$94.873 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$59.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$33.7344	—	None
HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$77.10/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$32.9408	—	None
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$84.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$22.2842	—	Step therapy
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$98.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$24.2495	—	None
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$140.60/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	31%	—	$22.2706	—	Step therapy

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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