Formulary exclusion lists make it harder for patients to get prescriptions
By Ginger Christ, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Getting a prescription these days requires more than just a visit to your doctor.
Insurance companies use formulary exclusion lists to dictate which prescriptions are covered, and the number of medications on those lists continues to grow as prescription insurers try to cut costs.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Getting a prescription these days requires more than just a visit to your doctor.
Insurance companies use formulary exclusion lists to dictate which prescriptions are covered, and the number of medications on those lists continues to grow as prescription insurers try to cut costs.
The excluded medications are often times ones that aren't prescribed very often or that have generic alternatives, but recently a couple of specialty drugs, including some for Hepatitis C, are also popping up on these lists...
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