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 | Additional Coverage Information |
Additional coverage information is available for medicines marked with this symbol.
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 | Age Edit | Medicines with this symbol are covered for people in a certain age range. This means if you're not in the approved age range, you or your doctor will need to request approval from HealthPartners if you want your medicine to be covered by your pharmacy benefits. The approval decision is usually made within 2 to 3 working days of the request.
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 | Female Only | Medicines marked with this symbol are covered for females only. This means if you're not a female, you or your doctor will need to request approval from HealthPartners if you want your medicine to be covered by your pharmacy benefits. The approval decision is usually made within 2 to 3 working days of the request.
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 | Future coverage information | Future coverage information is available for medicines marked with this symbol.
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 | Male Only | Medicines marked with this symbol are covered for males only. This means if you're not a male, you or your doctor will need to request approval from HealthPartners if you want your medicine to be covered by your pharmacy benefits. The approval decision is usually made within 2 to 3 working days of the request.
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 | Medical Benefit |
Medicines marked with this symbol are not on the formulary, but may be covered under your medical benefit. This medication may also require you to meet certain criteria before it is covered. Click here to search and view if there are medical coverage criteria for this medicine. |
 | Oncology |
Prescriptions for this oncology (cancer) medicine must be filled at a specialty pharmacy, but are not subject to the specialty benefit. Your regular generic or brand pharmacy copay or coinsurance will apply. |
 | Prior Authorization |
Medicines marked with this symbol require prior authorization. This means that you or your doctor will need to request approval from HealthPartners if you want your medicine to be covered by your pharmacy benefits. The coverage decision is usually made within 2 to 3 working days of the request. |
 | Quantity Limit | Medicines marked with this symbol have a quantity limit. This means HealthPartners limits the amount of the medicine that you'll receive each time you fill your prescription. The quantity limit may be less than the days supply listed in your contract or Summary Plan Description.
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 | Smoking Cessation |
Medicines marked with this symbol are used for smoking cessation.
| Medicines marked with this symbol are used for smoking cessation. |
| Medicines marked with this symbol are used for smoking cessation. |
| Medicines marked with this symbol are used for smoking cessation. |
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 | Specialty | Prescriptions for medicines marked with this symbol must be filled at a specialty pharmacy and are often covered at a different benefit than non-specialty medicines. Log on to your secure account to check your benefits for specialty medicines. Click here to view a complete list of specialty medicines and the pharmacy where you can fill your prescription.
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 | Step Therapy | Medicines marked with this symbol require step therapy. This means HealthPartners will cover this medicine if you've already tried one or more other medicines on the formulary. If you haven't tried the other medicine(s) first, you or your doctor will need to request approval from HealthPartners before this medicine will be covered by your lowest brand, generic or specialty copay or coinsurance. The approval decision is usually made within 2 to 3 working days of the request. Depending on your benefits, if this medicine is not approved, it will either not be covered or it will be covered by your higher copay or coinsurance.
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 | Trial Drug | Medicines marked with this symbol are in a trial drug program. This includes new prescriptions for certain medicines that may not be well tolerated due to side effects, are high cost and/or high potential for waste. Your first 6 fills of a trial drug may be limited to less than a month supply. If the drug is well tolerated and effective, you'll receive the remainder of your month supply. If a flat dollar copay applies to the drug, you'll pay no more than one copay for each full one month supply.
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 | Weight Loss | Medicines marked with this symbol are used for weigth loss. Certain plans don't cover these medicines. Log on to your secure account to check your benefits for weight loss.
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