Q1Medicare Releases Updated Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Browser

Q1Medicare released their enhanced Medicare Part D Formulary Browser for easy access to all stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plan formularies. The Q1Medicare Formulary Browser is designed so the Medicare community could quickly browse a Part D plan’s drug list by just selecting the state, the name of the Medicare Part D plan carrier, and then the name of the specific Medicare plan.

Once a stand-alone Medicare Part D plan is selected, the user can see the plan’s monthly premium, initial deductible and if the plan qualifies for the Low-Income Subsidy $ 0 monthly premium. The user can then browse drug details by drug name alphabetically. The Formulary Browser provides search results in a chart with the medications listed along with drug strengths and packaging; formulary drug tier and tier description; preferred pharmacy and mail-order cost-sharing or co-payment amounts; and details on drug usage management.

The drug usage management information includes formulary requirements for prior authorization, step therapy, and the specifics of quantity limit restrictions. For example, a drug with utilization management of “Q:6/28Days”, means that this drug has a quantity limit of 6 tablets per 28 days.

The Q1Medicare Formulary Browser also includes drug data for Medicare Part D plans that are not currently accepting enrollments or plans that are currently sanctioned by Medicare.

“We developed our Formulary Browser so people could quickly see the details on prescription drugs covered on any stand-alone Medicare Part D plan’s formulary, including any drug usage management restrictions,” notes Dr. Susan Johnson, technical director and co-founder of Q1Group LLC. “In addition, our PlanID search tool was designed primary for professionals who are trying to browse a drug plan’s formulary, but only have the Medicare Part D plan’s Contract ID and Plan ID.”

As with Q1Medicare’s other online tools, the results of the Formulary Browser or the PlanID search can be printed for offline use. Bother the Formulary Browser and the PlanID search are available to everyone free of charge and designed for pc, smartphone and tablet platforms.


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