Aetna will be updating their group health insurance, prescription drug, pre-certification and step therapy lists beginning June 1 2013, and again on July 1 2013. Highlights are as follows:

Precertification Effective 6/1/2013

LIPITOR (all strengths)
WELLBUTRIN 75mg and 100mg

Precertification Effective 7/1/2013

ACTIMMUNE
EDARBYCLOR
ADDERALL
FOCALIN
ADDERALL XR
FOCALIN XR
ATACAND
HYZAAR
ATACAND HCT
METADATE CD
AVALIDE
METHYLIN chewable
AVAPRO
METHYLIN solution
BENICAR
PROCENTRA
BENICAR HCT
QUILLIVANT XR
CONCERTA
RITALIN
COZAAR
RITALIN LA
DESOXYN
RITALIN SR
DEXEDRINE CR
TEVETEN
DIOVAN #
TEVETEN HCT
DIOVAN HCT
TRUVADA
EDARBI

Drug(s) Requiring Quantity Limits

No changes for 6/1/13 or 7/1/13

Drug(s) Requiring Step-Therapy Effective July 1, 2013

DIOVAN #

The official Aetna notification can be found here:

Aetna’s updated prescription drug pre-certification, quantity limit, and step thearpy lists

For more information about Aetna’s group health insurance products and coverage’s, contact an insurance broker.