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Synthroid is a brand of levothyroxine. 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, 5,114 of 5,492 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage drug plans (93.1%) list Synthroid on their formulary, across 216 of 286 formularies. The most common placement is tier 3 (3,567 plans, 69.7% of those covering it). 0 of the covering plans require prior authorization (0%), 0 step therapy and 0 a quantity limit. Generic levothyroxine is on 5,492 of 5,492 plans (100%).
1,113 covering plans charge a flat copay for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible — median $2, 461 of them $0; 4,001 charge coinsurance instead — median 21% 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: 5,074 of 5,496 plans covered it (92.3%); 2027: 5,114 of 5,492 (93.1%).
Of 4,367 plans offered in both years, 45 added it to the formulary and 13 dropped it.
Among plans covering it both years, 77 moved it to a higher tier and 255 to a lower one; 0 added prior authorization and 0 removed it.
| Tier | Plans |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 83 |
| Tier 2 | 970 |
| Tier 3 | 3,567 |
| Tier 4 | 494 |
| Plan type | Plans covering | Share | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-alone Part D (PDP) | 320 of 323 | 99.1% | 0% |
| Medicare Advantage with drugs (MA-PD) | 2,975 of 3,200 | 93% | 0% |
| Special needs plans (SNP) | 1,819 of 1,969 | 92.4% | 0% |
| Carrier | Plans covering | Usual tier | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana | 846 of 846 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| UnitedHealthcare | 830 of 830 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Devoted Health | 728 of 728 | Tier 2 | 0 |
| Aetna Medicare | 631 of 631 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Wellcare | 268 of 268 | Tier 2 | 0 |
| HealthSpring | 226 of 226 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 0 of 112 | No tier listed | 0 |
| SCAN Health Plan | 83 of 83 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue Shield | 80 of 80 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Alignment Health Plan | 77 of 77 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 74 of 74 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Wellpoint | 63 of 63 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Priority Health Medicare | 40 of 40 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. | 37 of 37 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Zing Health | 36 of 36 | Tier 4 | 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 3 | 0 |
| Anthem HealthKeepers | 26 of 26 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | 0 of 26 | No tier listed | 0 |
| State | Plans covering | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 114 of 114 | 100% |
| Alaska | 9 of 9 | 100% |
| American Samoa | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Arizona | 133 of 147 | 90.5% |
| Arkansas | 81 of 85 | 95.3% |
| California | 313 of 397 | 78.8% |
| Colorado | 93 of 106 | 87.7% |
| Connecticut | 54 of 54 | 100% |
| Delaware | 43 of 43 | 100% |
| District of Columbia | 9 of 12 | 75% |
| Florida | 530 of 545 | 97.2% |
| Georgia | 141 of 149 | 94.6% |
| Guam | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Hawaii | 44 of 50 | 88% |
| Idaho | 45 of 45 | 100% |
| Illinois | 122 of 132 | 92.4% |
| Indiana | 129 of 138 | 93.5% |
| Iowa | 64 of 64 | 100% |
| Kansas | 84 of 84 | 100% |
| Kentucky | 117 of 121 | 96.7% |
| Louisiana | 125 of 125 | 100% |
| Maine | 52 of 52 | 100% |
| Maryland | 39 of 49 | 79.6% |
| Massachusetts | 89 of 89 | 100% |
| Michigan | 136 of 182 | 74.7% |
| Minnesota | 61 of 63 | 96.8% |
| Mississippi | 104 of 104 | 100% |
| Missouri | 156 of 170 | 91.8% |
| Montana | 27 of 27 | 100% |
| Nebraska | 51 of 51 | 100% |
| Nevada | 81 of 100 | 81% |
| New Hampshire | 25 of 25 | 100% |
| New Jersey | 73 of 73 | 100% |
| New Mexico | 68 of 68 | 100% |
| New York | 202 of 215 | 94% |
| North Carolina | 166 of 176 | 94.3% |
| North Dakota | 26 of 26 | 100% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Ohio | 148 of 171 | 86.5% |
| Oklahoma | 75 of 81 | 92.6% |
| Oregon | 75 of 92 | 81.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 320 of 323 | 99.1% |
| Puerto Rico | 64 of 64 | 100% |
| Rhode Island | 29 of 29 | 100% |
| South Carolina | 89 of 89 | 100% |
| South Dakota | 30 of 30 | 100% |
| Tennessee | 154 of 156 | 98.7% |
| Texas | 384 of 407 | 94.3% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Utah | 53 of 53 | 100% |
| Vermont | 14 of 14 | 100% |
| Virginia | 138 of 144 | 95.8% |
| Washington | 96 of 114 | 84.2% |
| West Virginia | 63 of 69 | 91.3% |
| Wisconsin | 93 of 96 | 96.9% |
| Wyoming | 11 of 13 | 84.6% |
Medicare Part D paid for 12,002,554 30-day fills of Synthroid in 2024 for about 1,124,957 enrollees, at an average total cost of $28.36 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.