METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg Tablet
Coverage in Arizona (CMS PDP Region 28).
10 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in Arizona cover this drug on tier 1.
Lowest 30-day cost $0.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 7 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
125 Medicare Advantage plans in AZ 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. AZ: 125 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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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0599 | $0.9015 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0308 | $0.4615 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | 5% | 5% | $0.0690 | $1.0415 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $2.00 | $0.00 | $0.0439 | — | None |
| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$2.50/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0450 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$38.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.1167 | $1.7515 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$66.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0541 | $0.8115 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$94.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0675 | $1.0115 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$97.50/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $5.00 | $0.00 | $0.1308 | $1.9615 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$119.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0439 | — | None |
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.