Pharmacy News
Published November 9, 2021
As small groups renew in 2022, certain mental health drugs, osteoporosis therapy, asthma inhalers, and insulin products will be covered under the PV Core drug list replacing PV1. This will be the standard
option for fully insured group plans. In addition to the minimum required preventive drugs, this list also covers certain blood thinning agents as well as certain cholesterol lowering agents. Letters were sent to impacted members on December 1, 2021.
Premera has made this change to better align with IRS guidelines outlined in the IRS 2019-45 notice.
If you have any questions about the preventive drug lists offered by Premera, you may reach out to your Premera representative.