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Effective April 1, 2023: Pharmacy and Biopharmacy Policies

Date: 03/27/23

Superior HealthPlan has updated certain pharmacy and biopharmacy policies to ensure medical necessity review criteria is current and appropriate for members and the scope of services provided. As a result the following policies are effective on April 1, 2023 at 12:00AM.

Changes in these policies reflect preauthorization requirement amendments that are less burdensome to insureds, physicians, or health care providers.

POLICY

APPLICABLE PRODUCTS

NEW POLICY OVERVIEW OR UPDATED POLICY REVISIONS

Abrocitinib (Cibinqo) (CP.PHAR.578)

Ambetter

Policy updates include:

  • Updated criteria to reflect pediatric extension to age ≥ 12 years

House Dust Mite Allergen Extract (Odactra) (CP.PMN.111)

Ambetter

Policy updates include:

  • Updated criteria per FDA approved pediatric extension

Lanadelumab-fylo (Takhzyro) (CP.PHAR.396)

Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS), CHIP, and Ambetter

Policy updates include:
  • Updated FDA approved indication with the pediatric extension and added new lower-volume syringe
  • Clarified that Haegarda failure requirement applied to members age ≥ 6 years

Palbociclib (Ibrance) (CP.PHAR.125)

Ambetter

Policy updates include:

  • Updated FDA approved indication for breast cancer when used in combination with an aromatase inhibitor to include pre- and peri-menopausal women

Sildenafil (Revatio) (CP.PHAR.197)

Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS), CHIP, and Ambetter

Policy updates include:
  • Updated PAH criteria to include newly FDA approved pediatric age expansion; updated adult PAH dosing per revised PI

Tucatinib (Tukysa) (CP.PHAR.497)

Ambetter

Policy updates include:

  • Added criteria for newly FDA-approved indication of colorectal cancer

Zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) (CP.PHAR.467)

Ambetter

Policy updates include:

  • Updated policy to reflect now FDA-approved indication of CLL/SLL, which was previously included in policy as off-label
  • Added maximum dose option if co-administered with a moderate CYP3A4 inducer
  • Clarified that if disease is positive for BTK C481S mutation, member has not had previous disease progression on Imbruvica for indications of MCL and CLL/SLL

To review all policies, please visit Superior’s Clinical, Payment & Pharmacy Policies webpage.

Prior to updates, pharmacy and biopharmacy clinical policies are reviewed and approved by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee.

For questions or additional information, please contact Superior’s Pharmacy Department at 1-800-218-7453, ext. 22272.