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Sutab is a brand of magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride / sodium sulfate. 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, 3,186 of 5,492 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage drug plans (58%) list Sutab on their formulary, across 121 of 286 formularies. The most common placement is tier 3 (1,936 plans, 60.8% of those covering it). 0 of the covering plans require prior authorization (0%), 0 step therapy and 814 a quantity limit.
112 covering plans charge a flat copay for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible — median $40, 33 of them $0; 3,074 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: 3,298 of 5,496 plans covered it (60%); 2027: 3,186 of 5,492 (58%).
Of 4,367 plans offered in both years, 44 added it to the formulary and 27 dropped it.
Among plans covering it both years, 13 moved it to a higher tier and 15 to a lower one; 0 added prior authorization and 0 removed it.
| Tier | Plans |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 63 |
| Tier 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 | 1,936 |
| Tier 4 | 1,183 |
| Plan type | Plans covering | Share | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-alone Part D (PDP) | 213 of 323 | 65.9% | 0% |
| Medicare Advantage with drugs (MA-PD) | 1,908 of 3,200 | 59.6% | 0% |
| Special needs plans (SNP) | 1,065 of 1,969 | 54.1% | 0% |
| Carrier | Plans covering | Usual tier | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana | 846 of 846 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| UnitedHealthcare | 796 of 830 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Devoted Health | 0 of 728 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Aetna Medicare | 631 of 631 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| Wellcare | 0 of 268 | No tier listed | 0 |
| HealthSpring | 226 of 226 | Tier 4 | 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 | 0 of 80 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Alignment Health Plan | 77 of 77 | Tier 4 | 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. | 37 of 37 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Zing Health | 0 of 36 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Capital Blue Cross | 35 of 35 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| Prominence Health Plan | 29 of 29 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Medica | 0 of 27 | No tier listed | 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 | 71 of 114 | 62.3% |
| Alaska | 6 of 9 | 66.7% |
| American Samoa | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Arizona | 71 of 147 | 48.3% |
| Arkansas | 59 of 85 | 69.4% |
| California | 153 of 397 | 38.5% |
| Colorado | 66 of 106 | 62.3% |
| Connecticut | 27 of 54 | 50% |
| Delaware | 27 of 43 | 62.8% |
| District of Columbia | 8 of 12 | 66.7% |
| Florida | 351 of 545 | 64.4% |
| Georgia | 105 of 149 | 70.5% |
| Guam | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Hawaii | 17 of 50 | 34% |
| Idaho | 31 of 45 | 68.9% |
| Illinois | 81 of 132 | 61.4% |
| Indiana | 71 of 138 | 51.4% |
| Iowa | 41 of 64 | 64.1% |
| Kansas | 65 of 84 | 77.4% |
| Kentucky | 80 of 121 | 66.1% |
| Louisiana | 75 of 125 | 60% |
| Maine | 32 of 52 | 61.5% |
| Maryland | 19 of 49 | 38.8% |
| Massachusetts | 26 of 89 | 29.2% |
| Michigan | 48 of 182 | 26.4% |
| Minnesota | 34 of 63 | 54% |
| Mississippi | 72 of 104 | 69.2% |
| Missouri | 115 of 170 | 67.6% |
| Montana | 22 of 27 | 81.5% |
| Nebraska | 33 of 51 | 64.7% |
| Nevada | 74 of 100 | 74% |
| New Hampshire | 16 of 25 | 64% |
| New Jersey | 54 of 73 | 74% |
| New Mexico | 50 of 68 | 73.5% |
| New York | 112 of 215 | 52.1% |
| North Carolina | 125 of 176 | 71% |
| North Dakota | 17 of 26 | 65.4% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Ohio | 87 of 171 | 50.9% |
| Oklahoma | 60 of 81 | 74.1% |
| Oregon | 36 of 92 | 39.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 201 of 323 | 62.2% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 of 64 | 4.7% |
| Rhode Island | 22 of 29 | 75.9% |
| South Carolina | 70 of 89 | 78.7% |
| South Dakota | 19 of 30 | 63.3% |
| Tennessee | 93 of 156 | 59.6% |
| Texas | 273 of 407 | 67.1% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Utah | 42 of 53 | 79.2% |
| Vermont | 9 of 14 | 64.3% |
| Virginia | 101 of 144 | 70.1% |
| Washington | 60 of 114 | 52.6% |
| West Virginia | 50 of 69 | 72.5% |
| Wisconsin | 53 of 96 | 55.2% |
| Wyoming | 8 of 13 | 61.5% |
Medicare Part D paid for 156,838 30-day fills of Sutab in 2024 for about 152,146 enrollees, at an average total cost of $161.39 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.