MassHealth (Medicaid) 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 Prime Therapeutics. Click here for a list of the medications authorized by Prime Therapeutics.*

Helpful information

  • For new-to-market, request authorization through Prime Therapeutics. Reference the new-to-market drug policy below for more information.
  • For providers outside of the MGB ACO network, Prime Therapeutics 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 Prime Therapeutics only.

Online: Access the Prime Therapeutics online prior authorization tool through the Provider Portal or through the Prime secure provider portal at www.GatewayPA.com.
Phone: 833-895-2611  |  Fax: 888-656-6671

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 medications covered on the pharmacy benefit, please submit prior authorizations to Optum Rx 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.

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

Medical Necessity

Quantity Limit

 

Medical specialty and dual benefit drug policies

Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb)

Actemra IV (tocilizumab vial)

Adakveo (crizanlizumab-tmca)

Adalimumab

Adcetris (brentuximab)

Adzynma (ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn)

Aldurazyme (laronidase)

Alyglo (immune globulin intravenous, human-stwk)

Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly)

Ameluz (aminolevulinic acid)

Amjevita (adalimumab-atto)

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)

Bkemv (eculizumab-aeeb)

Blincyto (blinatumomab)

Bomyntra (denosumab-bnht)

Boruzu (bortzomib)

Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA)

Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy)

 

Cablivi (caplicizumab-yhdp)

Camcevi (leuprolide)

Cerezyme (imiglucerase)

Cimzia (certolizumab vial)

Cinqair (reslizumab)

Cinryze (c1 esterase inhibitor)

Columvi (glofitamab-gxbm)

Conexxence (denosumab-bnht)

Cosela (trilaciclib)

Cosentyx IV (secukinumab)

Crysvita (burosumab-twza)

Cutaquig (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human-hipp)

Cuvitru (immune globulin subcutaneous injection, human)

Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm)

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)

Enbrel (etanercept)

Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki)

Enjaymo (sutimlimab-jome)

Entyvio (vedolizumab)

Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp)

Epogen (epoetin alfa)

Epysqli (eculizumab-aagh)

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)

Flebogamma (immune globulin IV, human)

Focinvez (fosaprepitant)

Fyarro (sirolimus injection)

 

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

 

Hadlima (adalimumab-bwwd)

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)

Hulio (adalimumab-fkjp)

Humira (adalimumab)

Hymovis

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

Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz)

 

Idacio (adalimumab-aacf)

Idose TR (travoprost intracameral implant)

Ilaris (canakinumab)

Ilumya (tildrakizumab-asmn)

Imaavy (nipocalimab-aahu)

Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle)

Imfinzi (durvalumab)

Imjudo (tremelimumab-actl)

Imlygic (talimogene laherparepvec)

Imuldosa (Ustekinumab-srlf vial)

Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb)

Infliximab

Istodax (romidepsin)

Izervay (avacincaptad pegol)

 

Jelmyto (mitomycin pyelocalyceal solution)

Jemperli (dostarlimub-gxly)

Jevtana (cabazitaxel)

Jubbonti (denosumab-bbdz)

 

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)

Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc)

Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi)

Lumizyme (alglucosidase alfa)

Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab-axgb)

Lupron (leuprolide)

Lutrate (leuprolide 22.5 mg vial)

 

Margenza (margetuximab-cmkb)

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)

Onivyde (irinotecan liposome)

Onpattro

Ontruzant (trastuzumab-dttb)

Opdivo (nivolumab)

Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab-hyaluronidase-nvhy)

Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw)

Orencia IV (abatacept)

OrthoVisc

Osenvelt (denosumab-bmwo)

Otulfi (ustekinumab-aauz vial)

Oxlumo (lumasiran)

 

Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)

Panzyga (immune globulin IV, human-ifas)

Pedmark (sodium thiosulfate)

Pemfexy (pemetrexed)

Perjeta (pertuzumab)

Phesgo (pertuzumab/trastuzumab/hyaluronidase-zzxf)

Piasky (crovalimab-akkz)

Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq)

Pombiliti (cipaglucosidase alfa-atga)

Portrazza (necitumumab)

Poteligeo (mogamulizumab-kpkc)

Privigen (immune globulin IV, human)

Procrit (epoetin alfa)

Prolia (denosumab)

Pyzchiva (ustekinumab-ttwe vial)

 

Qalsody (tofersen)

Qfitlia (fitusiran)

 

Radicava (edaravone injection)

Reblozyl (luspat ercept-aamt)

Remicade (infliximab)

Remodulin (treprostinil injection)

Renflexis (infliximab-adba)

Revcovi (elapegademase-lvlr)

Riabni (rituximab-arrx)

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

Romidepsin (non-lyophilized)

Ruconest (c1 esterase inhibitor)

Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr)

Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw)

Rylaze

Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tvmh)

Rystiggo (rozanolixizumab-noli)

Rytelo (imetelstat)

 

Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia)

Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc)

Scenesse (afamelanotide)

Selarsdi (ustekinumab-aekn vial)

Signifor LAR

Simlandi (adalimumab-ryvk)

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)

Stoboclo (denosumab-bmwo)

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)

Ustekinumab

Ustekinumab-aekn

Ustekinumab-ttwe

 

Vegzelma (bevacizumab-adcd)

Veopoz (pozelimab-bbfg)

Viltepso

Vimizim (elosulfase alfa)

Visco-3

Vpriv (velaglucerase alfa)

Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb)

Vyondys 53 (golodirsen)

Vypeti (eptinezumab-jjmr)

Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa-fcab)

Vyvgart Hytrulo (efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc)

Vyxeos (daunorubicine/cytarabine)

 

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

Wyost (denosumab-bbdz)

 

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)

Yeztugo (lenacapavir)

Yuflyma (adalimumab-aaty)

Yusimry (adalimumab-aqvh)

 

Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept)

Zepzelca (lurbinectedin)

Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii)

Zilretta (triamcinolone extended-release)

Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr)

Zoladex (goserelin)

Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl)

Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr)

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Questions about pharmacy guidelines?

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