BUDESONIDE INHALATION SUSPENSION 1 mg/2mL Inhalant
Also known as Budesonide. Coverage in New Jersey (CMS PDP Region 04).
6 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in New Jersey cover this drug on tier 4.
6 of 6 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
52 Medicare Advantage plans in NJ 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. NJ: 52 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)$59.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $4.7422 | $56.9112 units |
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| Horizon Medicare Blue Rx Standard (PDP)$72.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 45% | 45% | $6.9549 | — |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$97.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $2.8037 | — |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$109.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 27% | 27% | $4.4379 | $53.2512 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$118.90/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $7.5099 | — |
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| Horizon Medicare Blue Rx Enhanced (PDP)$139.10/mo premium · $200.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 45% | 45% | $6.9549 | — |
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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.