Tier 1: Preferred Generic
Tier 2: Non-Preferred Generic
Tier 3: Preferred Brand
Tier 4: Non-Preferred Brand
Tier 5: Specialty Tier
How different drugs are organized into the formulary drug tiers generally depends on the Medicare Part D plan (or the plan's Pharmaceutical Benefit Manager) and how many tiers are on the plan’s formulary.
2013 Stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plans | |||||||
Nbr of Tiers | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Nbr of Plans |
1 | Forumlary Drugs | 34 | |||||
3 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 2 | |||
3 | Preferred Generic Drugs | Preferred Brand Drugs | Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 34 | |||
4 | Generics | Preferred Brands | Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | Specialty | 145 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Non-preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-preferred Brand | 38 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 1 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 94 | ||
4 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | 1 | ||
5 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Brand | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 2 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 530 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | Specialty Tier | 2 | |
5 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | 2 | |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | Specialty Tier | 62 |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Injectable Drugs | 4 |
2013 Medicare Advantage Plans with Prescription Drug Coverage | |||||||
Nbr of Tiers | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Nbr of Plans |
1 | Tier 1 | 44 | |||||
2 | Generic | Brand | 12 | ||||
2 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | 25 | ||||
3 | Generic | Brand | Specialty Tier | 4 | |||
3 | Generic | Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 2 | |||
3 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | 12 | |||
3 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 7 | |||
3 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | 22 | |||
4 | Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | 5 | ||
4 | Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 297 | ||
4 | Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand: Greater of $35 or | Specialty Tier | 1 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Brand | Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 1 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | 6 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 3 | ||
4 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 254 | ||
4 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | 123 | ||
5 | Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | Specialty Tier | 2 | |
5 | Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Select Care Drugs | 7 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Brand | Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | Specialty Tier | 2 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | 1141 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier: Lesser of $350 or % | 3 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | Specialty Tier | 10 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Select Care Drugs | 3 | |
5 | Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Specialty Tier | 4 | |
5 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Specialty Tier | 1 | |
5 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | 119 | |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Injectable Drugs | Specialty Tier | 72 |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Injectable Drugs | 16 |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Select Care Drugs | 85 |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Select Diabetic Drugs | 12 |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Supplemental Brand and Generic Drugs | 6 |
6 | Preferred Generic | Non-Preferred Generic | Preferred Brand | Non-Preferred Brand | Specialty Tier | Vaccines | 47 |
6 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | Tier 6 | 9 |