MassHealth medical specialty and pharmacy policies



 

Prior authorization information

Medications obtained through the medical benefit

Most medications covered on the medical benefit require prior authorization through Specialty Fusion. Click here for a list of the medications authorized by Specialty Fusion*

Helpful information

  • Read our authorization process for off label medical specialty medication requests.
  • For specialty new-to-market, request authorization through Specialty Fusion. Reference the new-to-market drug policy below for more information.
  • For providers outside of the MGB ACO network, Specialty Fusion will review the medical necessity of the medication. Authorization for the member to go outside of the network must be submitted separately to the plan.

*Please note: This list is not inclusive of all medications that require prior authorization by Mass General Brigham Health Plan. This list is specific to medical specialty medications that require authorization through Specialty Fusion only.

Online: Access the Specialty Fusion online prior authorization tool through the Provider portal
Phone: 877-519-1908  |  Fax: 855-540-3693

MassHealth Prior Authorization FormStandard Prior Authorization Form

Check the top of the criteria document for additional information, including program details, benefit designation, and contact information.

Providers who are outside of the MGB ACO network can submit requests online through the online authorization submission form.

Medications obtained through the pharmacy benefit

For non-specialty medications covered on the pharmacy benefit and non-formulary medications, please submit prior authorizations to Optum Rx using the information below.

For specialty medications, please submit prior authorizations to Specialty Fusion using the information below.
 
To find out if a medication requires prior authorization or if it is listed on the MassHealth formulary please search the MassHealth Drug List.

Specialty medications are required to be filled through a contracted specialty pharmacy after the first fill. To see if a medication is specialty view the Specialty Pharmacy Drug List.

Phone: 877-519-1908  |  Fax: 855-540-3693

MassHealth Prior Authorization Form | Standard Prior Authorization Form

Check the top of the criteria document for additional information, including program details, benefit designation, and contact information.

Phone: 800-711-4555   |  Fax: 844-403-1029

MassHealth Prior Authorization Form | Standard Prior Authorization Form
 
Check the top of the criteria document for additional information, including program details, benefit designation, and contact information.

Pharmacy policies

Please note, the following policies are pharmacy benefit drugs that are not aligned with MassHealth. If a policy is not listed below search the MassHealth Drug List for criteria.

Massachusetts Step Therapy Protocol Exception

New to Market

Off-Label/Non-FDA Approved Indications

Plan Exclusions

Quantity Limit

 

Medical specialty and dual benefit drug policies

Actemra IV (tocilizumab vial)

Adakveo (crizanlizumab-tmca)

Adcetris (brentuximab)

Adzynma (ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn)

Aldurazyme (laronidase)

Alyglo (immune globulin intravenous, human-stwk)

Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly)

Ameluz (aminolevulinic acid)

Amondys 45 (casimersen)

Amvuttra

Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)

Aphexda (motixafortide)

Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa)

Arcalyst

Arzerra (ofatumumab vial)

Asceniv (immune globulin IV, human-slra)

Asparlas (calaspargase pegol-mknl)

Avastin (bevacizumab)

Aveed (testosterone undecanoate injectable)

Avsola (infliximab-axxq)

 

Bavencio (avelumab)

Beleodaq (belinostat)

Benlysta (belimumab)

Berinert (c1 esterase inhibitor)

Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin)

Bivigam (immune globulin IV, human)

Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco)

Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf)

Blincyto (blinatumomab)

Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA)

Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy)

Byfavo (remimazolam)

 

Cablivi (caplicizumab-yhdp)

Camcevi (leuprolide)

Cerezyme (imiglucerase)

Cimzia (certolizumab vial)

Cinqair (reslizumab)

Cinryze (c1 esterase inhibitor)

Columvi (glofitamab-gxbm)

Cosela (trilaciclib)

Cosentyx IV (secukinumab)

Crysvita (burosumab-twza)

Cutaquig (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human-hipp)

Cuvitru (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human)

Cyramza (ramucirumab)

 

Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk)

Darzalex (daratumumab)

Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab-hyaluronidase-fihi)

Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk)

Daxxify (daxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm)

Durolane

Durysta (bimatoprost implant)

Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA)

 

Edaravone Bag and Vial

Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx)

Elaprase (idursulfase)

Elelyso (taliglucerase alfa)

Elfabrio (pegunigalsidase alfa-iwxj)

Eligard (leuprolide)

Elrexfio (elranatamab-bcmm)

Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs)

Empaveli (pegcetacoplan)

Empliciti (elotuzumab)

Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki)

Enjaymo (sutimlimab-jome)

Entyvio (vedolizumab)

Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp)

Epogen (epoetin alfa)

Erwinase (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi)

Euflexxa

Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg)

Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgnb)

Exondys 51 (eteplirsen)

Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta)

Fasenra (benralizumab)

Faslodex (fulvestrant)

Fensolvi (leuprolide)

Firazyr (icatibant)

Firmagon (degarelix)

Focinvez (fosaprepitant)

Flebogamma (immune globulin IV, human)

Fyarro (sirolimus injection)

 

Gamastan S/D (immune globulin IM, human)

Gamifant (emapalumab-lzsg)

Gammagard (immune globulin injection, human) (IgA~37μg/mL)

Gammagard S/D (immune globulin IV, human) (IgA<1 μg/mL)

Gammaked (immune globulin injection, human)

Gammaplex (immune globulin IV, human)

Gamunex-C (immune globulin injection, human)

Gazyva (obinutuzumab)

Gel-One

Gelsyn-3

GenVisc

Givlaari

 

Haegarda (c1 esterase inhibitor)

Halaven (eribulin)

Hepzato (melphalan hepatic delivery system)

Herceptin (trastuzumab)

Herceptin Hylecta (trastuzumab-hyaluronidase-oysk)

Hercessi (trastuzumab-strf)

Herzuma (trastuzumab-pkrb)

Hizentra (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human)

Hyalgan

Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection

Hymovis

Hyqvia (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human/hyaluronidase human recombinant)

 

Ibandronate Injection

Idose TR (travoprost intracameral implant)

Ilaris (canakinumab)

Ilumya (tildrakizumab-asmn)

Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle)

Imfinzi (durvalumab)

Imjudo (tremelimumab-actl)

Imlygic (talimogene laherparepvec)

Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb)

Infliximab

Infugem (gemcitabine)

Istodax (romidepsin)

Izervay (avacincaptad pegol)

 

Jelmyto (mitomycin pyelocalyceal solution)

Jemperli (dostarlimub-gxly)

Jesduvroq (daprodustat)

Jevtana (cabazitaxel)

 

Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab)

Kalbitor (ecallantide)

Kanjinti (trastuzumab-anns)

Kanuma (sebelipase alfa)

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Kimmtrak (tebentafusp-tebn)

Kisunla (donanemab-azbt)

Krystexxa IV (pegloticase)

Kyprolis (carfilzomib)

 

Lamzede (velmanase alfa-tycv)

Lemtrada (alemtuzumab)

Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb)

Leqvio (inclisiran)

Levulan (aminolevulinic acid)

Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc)

Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi)

Lumizyme (alglucosidase alfa)

Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab-axgb)

Lupron (leuprolide)

 

Margenza (margetuximab-cmkb)

Marqibo (vincristine liposome)

Mepsevii (vestronidase alfa-vjbk)

Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix)

Monovisc

Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb)

Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin)

Myobloc (rimabotulinumtoxinB)

Naglazyme (galsulfase)

New to Market

Nexviazyme (avalglucosidase alfa-ngpt)

Niktimvo (axatilimab-csfr)

Nplate (romiplostim)

Nucala (mepolizumab)

Nulibry (fosdenopterin)

 

Ocrevus (ocrelizumab)

Ocrevus Zunovo (ocrelizumab hyaluronidase-ocsq)

Octagam (immune globulin IV, human)

Off-Label/Non-FDA Approved Indications

Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst)

Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz)

Olinvyk (oliceridine)

Onivyde (irinotecan liposome)

Onpattro

Ontruzant (trastuzumab-dttb)

Opdivo (nivolumab)

Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab-hyaluronidase-nvhy)

Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw)

Orencia IV (abatacept)

OrthoVisc

Otulfi (ustekinumab-aauz vial)

Oxlumo (lumasiran)

 

Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)

Palynziq (pegvaliase-pqpz)

Panzyga (immune globulin IV, human-ifas)

Pedmark (sodium thiosulfate)

Pemfexy (pemetrexed)

Perjeta (pertuzumab)

Piasky (crovalimab-akkz)

Phesgo (pertuzumab/trastuzumab/hyaluronidase-zzxf)

Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq)

Pombiliti (cipaglucosidase alfa-atga)

Portrazza (necitumumab)

Poteligeo (mogamulizumab-kpkc)

Prevymis

Privigen (immune globulin IV, human)

Procrit (epoetin alfa)

Prolia (denosumab)

Pyzchiva (ustekinumab-ttwe vial)

 

Qalsody (tofersen)

Quzyttir

 

Radicava (edaravone injection)

Reblozyl (luspat ercept-aamt)

Rebyota (fecal microbiota, live-jslm)

Remicade (infliximab)

Remodulin (treprostinil injection)

Renflexis (infliximab-adba)

Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx)

Revcovi (elapegademase-lvlr)

Rezzayo (rezafungin)

Riabni (rituximab-arrx)

Rituxan (rituximab) & Rituxan Hycela (rituximab and hyaluronidase)

Rivfloza (nedosiran)

Romidepsin (non-lyophilized)

Ruconest (c1 esterase inhibitor)

Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr)

Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw)

Rylaze

Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tvmh)

Rytelo (imetelstat)

Rystiggo (rozanolixizumab-noli)

 

Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia)

Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc)

Scenesse (afamelanotide)

Selarsdi (ustekinumab-aekn vial)

Signifor & Signifor LAR

Simponi Aria (golimumab for infusion)

Skyrizi IV (risankizumab-rzaa)

Soliris (eculizumab)

Somavert (pegvisomant)

Spevigo (spesolimab-sbzo)

Spinraza (nusinersen)

Spravato (esketamine)

Stelara (ustekinumab 130 mg/26 mL vial)

Step Therapy Protocol Exception

Steqeyma (ustekinumab-stba vial)

Sunlenca (lenacapavir)

Supartz

Supprelin LA (histrelin)

Syfovre (pegcetacoplan)

Sylvant (siltuximab)

Synojoynt

Synvisc & Synvisc One

 

Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs)

Tecentriq (atezolizumab)

Tecentriq Hybreza (atezolizumab-hyaluronidase-tqjs)

Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv)

Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw)

Testopel

Tevimbra (tislelizumab-jsgr)

Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko)

Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv)

Tofidence (tocilizumab-bavi)

Trazimera (trastuzumab-qyyp)

Trelstar (triptorelin)

Tremfya (guselkumab) vial

Triferic (ferric pyrophosphate citrate)

Triluron

Triptodur (triptorelin)

TriVisc

Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy)

Trogarzo (ibalizumab-uiyk)

Truxima (rituximab-abbs)

Tyenne IV (tocilizumab-aazg vial)

Tzield

 

Ultomiris

Uplizna (inebilizumab-cdon)

Uptravi (selexipag)

Ustekinumab

Ustekinumab-aekn

Ustekinumab-ttwe

 

Vafseo (vadadustat)

Vegzelma (bevacizumab-adcd)

Veopoz (pozelimab-bbfg)

Viltepso

Vimizim (elosulfase alfa)

Visco-3

Vpriv (velaglucerase alfa)

Vypeti (eptinezumab-jjmr)

Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb)

Vyondys 53 (golodirsen)

Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa-fcab)

Vyvgart Hytrulo (efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc)

Vyxeos (daunorubicine/cytarabine)

 

Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub 130 mg/26 mL vial)

Xembify (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human-klhw)

Xenpozyme (olipudase alfa-rpcp)

Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxinA)

Xgeva (denosumab)

Xolair (omalizumab)

 

Ycanth (cantharidin)

Yervoy (ipilimumab)

Yesintek (ustekinumab-kfce 130 mg/26 mL vial)

 

Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept)

Zepzelca (lurbinectedin)

Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii)

Zilretta (triamcinolone extended-release)

Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr)

Zoladex (goserelin)

Zulresso (brexanolone)

Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl)

Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr)

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