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BUPRENORPHINE 5 ug/h Patch, Extended Release

Coverage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont (CMS PDP Region 02).

5 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont cover this drug on tier 3–4.

5 of 5 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

130 Medicare Advantage plans in CT, MA, RI, VT 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. CT: 36 plans · MA: 77 plans · RI: 15 plans · VT: 2 plans.

Every plan that covers it

PlanTier30-day preferred90-day mailUnit costEst. 30-day fillRestrictions
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$155.10/mo premium · $130.00 deductible3Preferred Brand15%15%$31.4715$125.894 units
  • Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$8.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible4Non-Preferred Drug32%—$38.3561$153.424 units
  • Prior authorization
  • Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$32.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible4Non-Preferred Drug35%35%$38.0698$152.284 units
  • Prior authorization
  • Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$73.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible4Non-Preferred Drug31%—$38.5049$154.024 units
  • Prior authorization
  • Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$138.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible4Non-Preferred Drug50%50%$38.2723$153.094 units
  • Prior authorization
  • Quantity limit 4 per 28 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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