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Pharmacy coverage changes

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial  |  Tufts Health Direct  |  Tufts Health Plan Commercial  |  Tufts Health RITogether

The chart below identifies updates to our Pharmacy program. For additional details, refer to the Pharmacy Medical Necessity Guidelines page on our Point32Health provider website, where you can find the policies that detail coverage criteria for our Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts Health Plan lines of business.

Updates to existing prior authorization programs

Visit the Pharmacy Medical Necessity Guidelines page on our Point32Health provider website for details.

Drug/policy Plan & additional information Eff. date
Antidepressants Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial, Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Health Direct May 1, 2024
Antipsychotics Step Therapy Programs Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial, Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Health Direct May 1, 2024
Bylvay Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial, Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Health Direct, Tufts Health RITogether May 1, 2024
Livmarli Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial, Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Health Direct, Tufts Health RITogether May 1, 2024
Pretomanid tablet Tufts Health RITogether May 1, 2024
Sedative Hypnotics Step Therapy Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial, Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Health Direct May 1, 2024
Wakefulness Agents Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial, Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Health Direct May 1, 2024