What is the Aetna Medicare Rx offered by SilverScript Formulary?
A formulary is a list of covered drugs selected by Aetna Medicare Rx offered by SilverScript in
consultation with a team of health care providers, which represents the prescription therapies believed to
be a necessary part of a quality treatment program. Aetna Medicare Rx offered by SilverScript will
generally cover the drugs listed in our formulary as long as the drug is medically necessary, the
prescription is filled at an Aetna Medicare Rx offered by SilverScript network pharmacy, and other plan
rules are followed. For more information on how to fill your prescriptions, please review your Evidence
of Coverage.
Please note: Aetna Medicare Rx offered by SilverScript may provide additional coverage for
prescription drugs not included in your Medicare Part D benefit. For more information about your share
of the cost or which prescription drugs may or may not be covered, please call Customer Care, or refer
to your Evidence of Coverage.
Can the Formulary (drug list) change?
Most changes in drug coverage happen on January 1, but we may add or remove drugs on the Drug List
during the year, move them to different cost-sharing tiers, or add new restrictions. We must follow
Medicare rules in making these changes.
Changes that can affect you this year: In the below cases, you will be affected by coverage changes
during the year:
● New generic drugs.
When adding a new generic drug, we may move the brand drug to a
different cost-sharing tier or add new restrictions. If you are currently taking that brand-name
drug, we may not tell you in advance before we make that change, but we will later provide
you with information about the specific change(s) we have made.
o If we make such a change, you or your prescriber can ask us to make an exception and
continue to cover the brand-name drug for you. The notice we provide you will also
include information on how to request an exception, and you can find information in the
section below titled “How do I request an exception to the Aetna Medicare Rx offered by
SilverScript Formulary?”
● Drugs removed from the market. If the Food and Drug Administration deems a drug on our
formulary to be unsafe or the drug’s manufacturer removes the drug from the market, we may
immediately remove the drug from our formulary and provide notice to members who take
the drug.
● Other changes.
We may make changes based on new clinical guidelines. If we remove drugs
from our formulary, add quantity limits, prior authorization, and/or step therapy restrictions
on a drug; or move a drug to a higher cost-sharing tier, we must notify affected members of
the change at least 30 days before the change becomes effective or at the time the member
requests a refill of the drug, at which time the member will receive a 30-day supply of the
drug.
o If we make these other changes, you or your prescriber can ask us to make an exception
and continue to cover the brand-name drug for you. The notice we provide you will also
include information on how to request an exception, and you can find information in the
section below titled “How do I request an exception to the Aetna Medicare Rx offered by
SilverScript Formulary?”
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