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Medicare Part D Updates

BCBSIL offers Medicare Part D prescription drug plan coverage to eligible members. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must review and approve every aspect of the program, including:

How an insurance company sells its plans
Benefits offered
Premiums charged
List of formulary drugs
How plans communicate formulary drug changes to providers

CMS provides rigorous and proactive oversight of Medicare Part D, by conducting routine audits to ensure plans are compliant. In order to improve our communication to providers regarding regular changes to the Medicare Part D formulary, we publish monthly newsletter articles and post updates on this website addressing formulary changes as well as other Medicare Part D issues, such as drug interactions, manufacturer warnings and notifications.

Click on one of the topics below to view the latest information.

Formulary Updates, First Quarter 2012 - May 2012
Pharmacy Update: Updated 2012 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria - April 2012
Pharmacy Update: Bath Salts - February 2012
Formulary Changes 2011 to 2012 - November 2011
Summary of National Findings on Illicit Drug Use - September 2011
FDA Updates - Summer 2011