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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 Nov 20;42(3):495–500. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.287

Table 4B.

States with at least one Silver plan with obesity medication coverage and their corresponding type of coverage

State Plans with coverage
(#)
Plan Type of coverage
Arizona 1 Second lowest premium Tier 1—Phentermine
Nebraska 1 Highest premium Tier 1—Benzphetamine Tier 3—Bontril, Regimex, Didrex and Xenical
North Carolina* 1 Highest premium Tier 1—Bontril, Phentermine, Benzphetamine with Prior Review (PR) Tier 4—Suprenza (PR and Restricted Access (RA)), Xenical, Adipex, Regimex, Belviq, Qsymia, Saxenda, Contrave, Phendimetrazine (PR)
North Dakota* 3 Lowest premium Tier 1—Benzphetamine Tier 3—Bontril, Regimex, Didrex, Xenical
Second lowest premium Tier 1—Benzphetamine Tier 3—Bontril, Regimex, Didrex, Xenical
Median premium Tier 1—Phentermine and Phendimetrazine with PA
South Dakota* 1 Highest Premium Tier 1—Phentermine and Phendimetrazine with PA
Virginia* 2 Second lowest premium Tier 3—Saxenda (Quantity Limit) and Contrave
Median premium Tier 3—Saxenda (Quantity Limit) and Contrave
Delaware* 3 Lowest premium Tier 1—Phentermine, Benzphetamine, Phendimetrazine Tier 3—Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Xenical, Belviq, Qsymia, Saxenda, Contrave
Second lowest premium Tier 1—Phentermine, Benzphetamine, Phendimetrazine Tier 3—Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Xenical, Belviq, Qsymia, Saxenda, Contrave
Median premium Tier 1—Phentermine, Benzphetamine, Phendimetrazine Tier 3—Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Xenical, Belviq, Qsymia, Saxenda, Contrave
Iowa* 1 Highest premium Tier 1—Benzphetamine Tier 3—Bontril, Regimex, Didrex, Xenical
West Virginia* 2 Second lowest premium Tier 3—Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Xenical, Belviq, Qsymia, Saxenda, Contrave, Phentermine, Diethylpropion, Phendimetrazine, Benzphetamine
Highest premium Tier 3—Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Xenical, Belviq, Qsymia, Saxenda, Contrave, Phentermine, Diethylpropion, Phendimetrazine, Benzphetamine