An extra tier for generics helped the medicine go down (in price)

A sixth tier on the formulary helped some of our Blue Plans with Medicare contracts reduce member cost share for targeted generic drugs. We picked medicines CMS had identified as part of its Star adherence program. Member cost share changed from $4 or more to $0-$2 per 30-day supply. Adherence improved for the drugs that treat high blood pressure (1.4 percentage points), cholesterol (1.5 percentage points) and diabetes drugs (1.4 percentage points).

Can Lowering Generics Member Cost Share Impact CMS Star Adherence Metrics? (2018)

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