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The bill, which cleared the Senate Thursday after a Wednesday House vote, also would require insurers to put medications approved for addiction treatment on low tiers of prescription formularies, limiting patients’ out-of-pocket costs. — Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, "Legislature passes bill to improve insurance coverage for mental health, addiction," 1 June 2018 If drugs are not on the formulary, the drug company loses business since the drug will either not be covered by the health insurance plan or the patient will have to pay much more out of pocket to get it. — Scott Knoer, STAT, "What does PBM stand for? In Ohio (and elsewhere), it’s programs bilking millions," 29 June 2018 Insurers have formularies with different co-pays for different drugs, and some may not be covered. — Liz Weston, The Seattle Times, "Liz Weston: How to save money on health care," 22 Oct. 2018 Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate rebates with drug companies to have their drugs placed on the PBM’s formulary (the list of prescription drugs covered by a prescription drug plan). — Scott Knoer, STAT, "What does PBM stand for? In Ohio (and elsewhere), it’s programs bilking millions," 29 June 2018 Medicare drug plans can change their list of covered drugs, called formularies. — Michelle Andrews, Washington Post, "Refusing To Work For Medicaid May Not Translate To Subsidies For ACA Plan," 27 Feb. 2018 Attorney Sam Pond has been leading the opposition to legislation to create a workers’ comp drug formulary. — William Bender, Philly.com, "Gov. Wolf's biggest PAC donor includes money from secretive compounding pharmacies," 9 Mar. 2018 Health officials proposed in their February budget letting five states experiment with the way their Medicaid programs pay for drugs, including with formularies. — Erin Mershon, STAT, "Mass. gets a thumbs-down on negotiating Medicaid prices, but Oklahoma wins on ‘value’ rebates," 27 June 2018 Instead, those medications would be covered by the Part D program, where private companies compete to offer insurance plans and negotiate more aggressively on formularies and pricing. — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, "Trump’s Plan to Lower Drug Prices: A Q&A," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'formulary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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