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Proving What’s Possible in Healthcare <br />This document contains important terms and conditions which are incorporated by reference into and becomes <br />part of the terms of your contract with us. ©2024, Healthcare Management Administrators, Inc. <br />CVS Formularies ( high-level descriptions) : <br />•Standard Opt-Out: The most open formulary that CVS Caremark offers. This formulary less rebates in exchange for a <br />broader list of available drugs covered under the formulary. <br />•Basic Control: Formulary option that is slightly more restrictive than Standard Opt-Out. Offers more rebates, but less <br />drugs are covered under the formulary. <br />•Standard Control Choice: CVS Caremark’s standard formulary that offers optimum rebate savings, but a balance of <br />drugs covered under the rebate. <br />•Advanced Control Choice: Most restrictive formulary CVS Caremark has to offer. This formulary offers the most rebate <br />savings and less coverage of drugs on the formulary. <br />The formularies above, with the exception of the Standard Formulary Opt-Out, include certain preferred brand drugs <br />where the Tier 1 cost share shall be assessed to members. CVS publishes quarterly updates to each formulary. <br />Formulary Terms and Conditions: <br />Step Therapy: <br />•Participating Group shall adopt CVS Caremark’s generic step therapy plans (hereinafter referred to as the “GSTP <br />Program”), as amended from time to time by CVS Caremark, as part of its Plan design. <br />•Participating Group receiving the GSTP pricing directs CVS Caremark to implement the coverage limitations, generic <br />substitutions, step-therapies or prior authorizations for the therapeutic classes as identified in the PDD. <br />•Participating Group receiving the GSTP pricing above fails to adopt the GSTP Program conditions or otherwise qualify for <br />the GSTP Program, then CVS Caremark reserves the right to modify the financial terms of this Agreement, including any <br />financial guarantees. <br />•Participating Groups will need to approve any amendments on any Plan documents, as it deems appropriate, to reflect <br />the GSTP Program as part of its benefit. <br />Voluntary Maintenance Choice: <br />•Participating Group’s who adapt the voluntary Maintenance Choice Program requires a plan design that requires Cost <br />Share for Maintenance Choice Prescription to be the same or similar as the Cost Share (copayment or coinsurance) for <br />the same days’ supply at mail to provide an incentive for participants to move to a 90-day supply, allows CVS Caremark <br />to communicate with plan participants regarding the benefits of moving to a 90-day supply consistent with the plan <br />design and limits the ability of participants to receive 90-day supplies to CVS Caremark Pharmacy retail locations and <br />CVS Caremark mail service only. <br />•The Program applies only to “Maintenance Choice Prescriptions”. <br />•Pricing discounts and dispensing fees will be the same whether the plan participant fills their prescription at a retail <br />location or in mail order. <br />•CVS Caremark may modify or suspend the Program with written notice to the Participating Group. <br />Maintenance Choice All Access: <br />•Maintenance Choice All Access provides plan participants with prescription delivery from a local CVS Retail pharmacy at <br />a reduced rate. <br />•Participating Groups will receive a program credit from CVS Caremark which will be applied to reduce the delivery fee <br />charged by CVS Caremark Pharmacy. <br />•The program credit shall constitute and shall be treated as discounts against the price of drugs within the meaning of 42 <br />U.S.C 1320a-7b <br />•Pricing discounts and dispensing fees will be the same whether the plan participant fills their prescription at a retail <br />location or in mail order. <br />•CVS Caremark will provide Participating Group with an additional discount off the price of drugs dispensed under the <br />Agreement (the “Program Credit”). <br />•Participating Group agrees to allow CVS Caremark to communicate with Plan Participants regarding the features of the <br />Program. <br />Retail Network: <br />•National Network as well as the CVS Caremark Retail 90 Network is available for Participating Groups. <br />* Please Note: <br />•Please see Participating Group Agreement and supplement documents for full Terms and Conditions. <br />22 <br />Additional Terms and Conditions as follows are for clients on our contract and <br />are effective January 2025 –December 2025.* <br />Pharmacy Benefits