Express Scripts Updates Its List of Covered Medications Effective January 1, 2018

Express Scripts, the Health Plan’s prescription drug benefit manager, has updated its list of covered medications for 2018. The list of preferred drugs, also called the National Preferred Formulary, determines which medications are covered under the DGA-Producer Health Plan and how much you pay out of pocket for certain prescriptions.

Anyone taking a maintenance medication should be sure to review the new list in case the status of your medication has changed. The complete 2018 list of excluded medications along with preferred alternatives is available at www.dgaplans.org/2018_Formulary.

Less than one percent of Health Plan participants will be affected by the updated list. If a medication you currently take appears on the list of excluded medications, Express Scripts should already have notified you by mail so that you can talk with your doctor about a preferred alternative that is proven to be as effective as the excluded medication.

For information on whether this change will affect your current prescriptions, log on to your Express Scripts account at express-scripts.com/covered. If you have any questions, please call Express Scripts at (800) 987-7828.