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Florida BlueCommercial · Prior Auth · Pharmacy · FL · PharmacyHigh impact

Commercial and Other Pharmacy Updates Effective October 1, 2025

Effective date
Oct 1, 2025
Identified
Jun 16, 2026

Summary

Florida Blue commercial and other pharmacy program updates became effective October 1, 2025. They add drugs to the Responsible Quantity Program with monthly dispensing limits, add drugs to the Prior Authorization Program and the Step Therapy Program, and remove listed brand and generic drugs from pharmacy coverage for members in plans that allow coverage exclusions. Separate changes apply to members using the Net Results formulary, including new exclusions, new prior authorization requirements and new quantity limits.

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What to do

Action · 7 steps
01Already effective October 1, 2025: For members whose plans are in the Prior Authorization Program, confirm prior authorization requirements for the added drugs, using the authorization forms available at MyPrime.com for Net Results members.
02Criteria summaries for the listed drugs are available with those authorization forms.
03For members in the Responsible Quantity Program, the listed dispensing limits apply to the added drugs, and the limits apply to generic drugs where applicable.
04Verify patients' eligibility and pharmacy benefits on Availity at Availity.com.
05Check the current preferred drug lists at FloridaBlue.com/providers under Tools & Resources, then Medical & Pharmacy Policies, Guidelines, then Medication Guides.
06Direct questions about these changes to the Provider Contact Center at 1-800-727-2227.
07Check current applicability of these changes before acting.

Original notice

Commercial and Other Pharmacy Updates Effective October 1, 2025
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