AmeriHealth wants to ensure that our members receive injectable/infusion
therapy drugs in a setting that is both safe and cost-effective for their
clinical condition. Since January 2012, AmeriHealth considers the most
appropriate setting for commercial members to receive certain injectable and
infusion therapy drugs as part of the precertification review process.
Effective July 1, 2013, two additional drugs will require precertification
based on setting. The following is the updated list of drugs that require
precertification approval for setting:
Aralast (alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor [human])
Berinert[
®] (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) New for July 2013
Ceredase[
®] (alglucerase)
Cerezyme[
®] (imiglucerase)
Cinryze[
®] (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) New for July 2013
Elelyso[
]TM[] (taliglucerase alfa)
Fabrazyme[
®] (agalsidase beta)
Glassia (alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor [human])
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
Kalbitor[
®] (ecallantide)
Lucentis[
®] (ranibizumab)
Lumizyme[
®] (alglucosidase alfa)
Macugen[
®] (pegaptanib)
Myozyme[
®] (alglucosidase alfa)
Prolastin[
®] (alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor [human])
Prolia[
®] (denosumab)
Soliris[
®] (eculizumab)
Stelara[
®] (ustekinmab)
Synribo[
]TM[] (omacetaxine mepesuccinate)
VPRIV[
®] (velaglucerase alfa)
Xolair[
®] (omalizumab)
Zemaira[
®] (alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor [human])
These drugs continue to be covered by AmeriHealth for members who meet the
clinical criteria outlined in our medical policy for each drug, but only when
the drugs are administered in the most appropriate setting approved by
AmeriHealth during the precertification review process.
During this process, each member?s unique medical needs and clinical history
will be considered to determine which setting is most appropriate. AmeriHealth
will also review black box warnings included in the prescribing information for
a drug at the time that precertification is requested. If there are
circumstances that require a member to receive a drug in an outpatient
facility, the provider must submit documentation to AmeriHealth that
specifically addresses these circumstances when submitting a request for
coverage.
To review the medical policies for the drugs listed, visit our [
]Medical Policy website[] and
type the name of the drug in the Search box.