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Candesartan / Hydrochlorothiazide is a generic drug. 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, 5,103 of 5,492 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage drug plans (92.9%) list Candesartan / Hydrochlorothiazide on their formulary, across 247 of 286 formularies. The most common placement is tier 1 (3,883 plans, 76.1% of those covering it). 0 of the covering plans require prior authorization (0%), 0 step therapy and 4,210 a quantity limit.
4,608 covering plans charge a flat copay for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible — median $0, 4,201 of them $0; 495 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: 5,030 of 5,496 plans covered it (91.5%); 2027: 5,103 of 5,492 (92.9%).
Of 4,367 plans offered in both years, 82 added it to the formulary and 8 dropped it.
Among plans covering it both years, 59 moved it to a higher tier and 266 to a lower one; 0 added prior authorization and 0 removed it.
| Tier | Plans |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 3,883 |
| Tier 2 | 413 |
| Tier 3 | 283 |
| Tier 4 | 24 |
| Tier 5 | 3 |
| Tier 6 | 497 |
| Plan type | Plans covering | Share | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-alone Part D (PDP) | 279 of 323 | 86.4% | 0% |
| Medicare Advantage with drugs (MA-PD) | 2,965 of 3,200 | 92.7% | 0% |
| Special needs plans (SNP) | 1,859 of 1,969 | 94.4% | 0% |
| Carrier | Plans covering | Usual tier | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana | 846 of 846 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| UnitedHealthcare | 830 of 830 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Devoted Health | 728 of 728 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Aetna Medicare | 631 of 631 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Wellcare | 234 of 268 | Tier 6 | 0 |
| HealthSpring | 226 of 226 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 0 of 112 | No tier listed | 0 |
| SCAN Health Plan | 0 of 83 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue Shield | 80 of 80 | Tier 2 | 0 |
| Alignment Health Plan | 77 of 77 | Tier 6 | 0 |
| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 74 of 74 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Wellpoint | 63 of 63 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Priority Health Medicare | 40 of 40 | Tier 2 | 0 |
| CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. | 37 of 37 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Zing Health | 6 of 36 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Capital Blue Cross | 35 of 35 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Prominence Health Plan | 0 of 29 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Medica | 27 of 27 | Tier 2 | 0 |
| Anthem HealthKeepers | 26 of 26 | Tier 1 | 0 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | 26 of 26 | Tier 2 | 0 |
| State | Plans covering | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 112 of 114 | 98.2% |
| Alaska | 8 of 9 | 88.9% |
| American Samoa | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Arizona | 136 of 147 | 92.5% |
| Arkansas | 79 of 85 | 92.9% |
| California | 275 of 397 | 69.3% |
| Colorado | 94 of 106 | 88.7% |
| Connecticut | 51 of 54 | 94.4% |
| Delaware | 42 of 43 | 97.7% |
| District of Columbia | 8 of 12 | 66.7% |
| Florida | 508 of 545 | 93.2% |
| Georgia | 140 of 149 | 94% |
| Guam | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Hawaii | 38 of 50 | 76% |
| Idaho | 43 of 45 | 95.6% |
| Illinois | 124 of 132 | 93.9% |
| Indiana | 130 of 138 | 94.2% |
| Iowa | 63 of 64 | 98.4% |
| Kansas | 82 of 84 | 97.6% |
| Kentucky | 120 of 121 | 99.2% |
| Louisiana | 124 of 125 | 99.2% |
| Maine | 49 of 52 | 94.2% |
| Maryland | 30 of 49 | 61.2% |
| Massachusetts | 79 of 89 | 88.8% |
| Michigan | 174 of 182 | 95.6% |
| Minnesota | 57 of 63 | 90.5% |
| Mississippi | 97 of 104 | 93.3% |
| Missouri | 169 of 170 | 99.4% |
| Montana | 26 of 27 | 96.3% |
| Nebraska | 47 of 51 | 92.2% |
| Nevada | 82 of 100 | 82% |
| New Hampshire | 24 of 25 | 96% |
| New Jersey | 71 of 73 | 97.3% |
| New Mexico | 67 of 68 | 98.5% |
| New York | 206 of 215 | 95.8% |
| North Carolina | 173 of 176 | 98.3% |
| North Dakota | 25 of 26 | 96.2% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Ohio | 164 of 171 | 95.9% |
| Oklahoma | 80 of 81 | 98.8% |
| Oregon | 80 of 92 | 87% |
| Pennsylvania | 322 of 323 | 99.7% |
| Puerto Rico | 64 of 64 | 100% |
| Rhode Island | 26 of 29 | 89.7% |
| South Carolina | 88 of 89 | 98.9% |
| South Dakota | 29 of 30 | 96.7% |
| Tennessee | 148 of 156 | 94.9% |
| Texas | 389 of 407 | 95.6% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Utah | 52 of 53 | 98.1% |
| Vermont | 11 of 14 | 78.6% |
| Virginia | 136 of 144 | 94.4% |
| Washington | 96 of 114 | 84.2% |
| West Virginia | 68 of 69 | 98.6% |
| Wisconsin | 92 of 96 | 95.8% |
| Wyoming | 12 of 13 | 92.3% |
Medicare Part D paid for 286,329 30-day fills of Candesartan / Hydrochlorothiazide in 2024 for about 28,635 enrollees, at an average total cost of $49.92 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.