METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg Tablet
Coverage in Kansas (CMS PDP Region 24).
12 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Kansas cover this drug on tier 1.
Lowest 30-day cost $0.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 9 of 12 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
77 Medicare Advantage plans in KS 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. KS: 77 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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| Blue MedicareRx Essentials (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0762 | $1.1415 units |
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| Blue MedicareRx Value (PDP)$0.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0672 | $1.0115 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$6.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | 5% | 5% | $0.0697 | $1.0515 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$9.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0445 | $0.6715 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$14.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0631 | $0.9515 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$15.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0386 | — | None |
| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$55.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0403 | — | None |
| Blue MedicareRx Plus (PDP)$67.40/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0672 | $1.0115 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$88.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0730 | $1.0915 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$105.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.0876 | $1.3115 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$116.30/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.0386 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$147.00/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 1Preferred Generic | $5.00 | $0.00 | $0.1180 | $1.7715 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.