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Alvesco is a brand of ciclesonide. What agents check before quoting it: how many 2027 Part D plans cover it, on which tier, with what restrictions and copays, by plan type, carrier and state.
In 2027, 1,921 of 5,492 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage drug plans (35%) list Alvesco on their formulary, across 98 of 286 formularies. The most common placement is tier 4 (1,549 plans, 80.6% of those covering it). 0 of the covering plans require prior authorization (0%), 0 step therapy and 1,809 a quantity limit.
230 covering plans charge a flat copay for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible — median $42, 33 of them $0; 1,691 charge coinsurance instead — median 25% of the drug's cost. Once a member's out-of-pocket drug spending reaches $2,400 in 2027, covered drugs cost $0 for the rest of the year.
2026: 1,675 of 5,496 plans covered it (30.5%); 2027: 1,921 of 5,492 (35%).
Of 4,367 plans offered in both years, 19 added it to the formulary and 30 dropped it.
Among plans covering it both years, 16 moved it to a higher tier and 4 to a lower one; 0 added prior authorization and 0 removed it.
| Tier | Plans |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 68 |
| Tier 3 | 304 |
| Tier 4 | 1,549 |
| Plan type | Plans covering | Share | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-alone Part D (PDP) | 24 of 323 | 7.4% | 0% |
| Medicare Advantage with drugs (MA-PD) | 1,109 of 3,200 | 34.7% | 0% |
| Special needs plans (SNP) | 788 of 1,969 | 40% | 0% |
| Carrier | Plans covering | Usual tier | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana | 0 of 846 | No tier listed | 0 |
| UnitedHealthcare | 0 of 830 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Devoted Health | 728 of 728 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| Aetna Medicare | 631 of 631 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| Wellcare | 0 of 268 | No tier listed | 0 |
| HealthSpring | 0 of 226 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 112 of 112 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| SCAN Health Plan | 83 of 83 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue Shield | 0 of 80 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Alignment Health Plan | 0 of 77 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 0 of 74 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Wellpoint | 0 of 63 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Priority Health Medicare | 0 of 40 | No tier listed | 0 |
| CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. | 0 of 37 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Zing Health | 36 of 36 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| Capital Blue Cross | 0 of 35 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Prominence Health Plan | 0 of 29 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Medica | 1 of 27 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Anthem HealthKeepers | 0 of 26 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | 0 of 26 | No tier listed | 0 |
| State | Plans covering | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 54 of 114 | 47.4% |
| Alaska | 1 of 9 | 11.1% |
| American Samoa | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Arizona | 57 of 147 | 38.8% |
| Arkansas | 32 of 85 | 37.6% |
| California | 153 of 397 | 38.5% |
| Colorado | 46 of 106 | 43.4% |
| Connecticut | 25 of 54 | 46.3% |
| Delaware | 11 of 43 | 25.6% |
| District of Columbia | 6 of 12 | 50% |
| Florida | 175 of 545 | 32.1% |
| Georgia | 50 of 149 | 33.6% |
| Guam | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Hawaii | 30 of 50 | 60% |
| Idaho | 4 of 45 | 8.9% |
| Illinois | 63 of 132 | 47.7% |
| Indiana | 49 of 138 | 35.5% |
| Iowa | 25 of 64 | 39.1% |
| Kansas | 36 of 84 | 42.9% |
| Kentucky | 29 of 121 | 24% |
| Louisiana | 50 of 125 | 40% |
| Maine | 13 of 52 | 25% |
| Maryland | 30 of 49 | 61.2% |
| Massachusetts | 22 of 89 | 24.7% |
| Michigan | 45 of 182 | 24.7% |
| Minnesota | 9 of 63 | 14.3% |
| Mississippi | 30 of 104 | 28.8% |
| Missouri | 83 of 170 | 48.8% |
| Montana | 0 of 27 | 0% |
| Nebraska | 18 of 51 | 35.3% |
| Nevada | 21 of 100 | 21% |
| New Hampshire | 6 of 25 | 24% |
| New Jersey | 23 of 73 | 31.5% |
| New Mexico | 13 of 68 | 19.1% |
| New York | 93 of 215 | 43.3% |
| North Carolina | 69 of 176 | 39.2% |
| North Dakota | 3 of 26 | 11.5% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Ohio | 67 of 171 | 39.2% |
| Oklahoma | 25 of 81 | 30.9% |
| Oregon | 38 of 92 | 41.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 79 of 323 | 24.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 0 of 64 | 0% |
| Rhode Island | 7 of 29 | 24.1% |
| South Carolina | 27 of 89 | 30.3% |
| South Dakota | 7 of 30 | 23.3% |
| Tennessee | 59 of 156 | 37.8% |
| Texas | 131 of 407 | 32.2% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Utah | 15 of 53 | 28.3% |
| Vermont | 2 of 14 | 14.3% |
| Virginia | 40 of 144 | 27.8% |
| Washington | 52 of 114 | 45.6% |
| West Virginia | 26 of 69 | 37.7% |
| Wisconsin | 22 of 96 | 22.9% |
| Wyoming | 0 of 13 | 0% |
Medicare Part D paid for 383,576 30-day fills of Alvesco in 2024 for about 88,367 enrollees, at an average total cost of $90.45 per 30-day fill (CMS Part D Prescribers by Geography and Drug, national).
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Counts are over every Medicare Advantage drug plan and stand-alone Part D plan in the CMS monthly formulary files, excluding employer plans. A plan counts as covering a drug when any strength or form of it is on the plan’s formulary; the tier, prior authorization, step therapy and quantity limit shown are the most favorable version on that formulary. Copays are for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible. This is a reference for licensed agents, not a plan recommendation; verify with the plan’s formulary before advising a client. Source: CMS Part D formulary files (release 10/08/2026). CMS formulary data.