Thanks. I think I will ask my doctor through the online portal.I take several drugs that require prior authorization, and 2025 will be my first year switching to the new Plan D type program. I started medicare October 1st, but my insurance (NALC High) is not putting me into the Plan D until January 1st. Both my old FEHB plan and the new are administered through CVS Caremark so I'm hopeful that there is no issue with getting the prior authorization issued by the new plan. I'm notifying my doctor's office when I go in on the 10th that I will need the PAs redone, and they have already told me to make sure that I have a least a week to 10 days of the medication on hand starting January 1st so that they can get the PAs in place. Fingers crossed.Does anyone take a drug that says it needs prior authorization. I have been on a drug for close to 30 years that under Aetna Direct I pay practically nothing as it is a generic. However, it is a controlled substance and the part D plan says I would need to have prior authorization. That scares me because what if they don't approve it?
I would speak to your doctor about your medication. I find that doctors' offices have staff members who do nothing but PAs, and they are usually well versed in what it takes to get it through.
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