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January 2024

Starting Jan. 1, 2024, we’re changing how we cover some steroid inhaler medications

Starting Jan. 1, 2024, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network members may need new prescriptions for their steroid inhaler medication. To avoid disruption in therapy, you can prescribe one of the following covered preferred alternatives.

Drugs that will change on the Preferred Drug List

Affected drugs

Change effective Jan. 1

Covered preferred alternative drugs starting Jan. 1

Arnuity Ellipta®

Not covered on drug list

Asmanex®
Pulmicort Flexhaler®

Flovent® HFA
Flovent® Diskus®

Discontinued by manufacturer

Drugs that will change on the Clinical, Custom and Custom Select Drug Lists

Affected drugs

Change effective Jan. 1

Covered preferred alternative drugs starting Jan. 1

QVAR®

Not covered on drug list

Arnuity Ellipta®
Asmanex®
Pulmicort Flexhaler®

Flovent® HFA
Flovent® Diskus®

Discontinued by manufacturer

We’ll send letters to notify affected members, groups and their health care providers about these changes.

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