How to Use formulary in a Sentence

formulary

noun
  • If your state drops your drugs from its formulary, well, that’s that.
    — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2019
  • But any change in price to any formulary could rapidly change what’s available.
    — Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Medicare drug plans can change their list of covered drugs, called formularies.
    — Michelle Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Find out whether there are any other prescription drugs in your plan’s formulary that would be effective.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Check your insurance formulary and ask your doctor to prescribe medicine your plan will cover.
    — Zach Dyer, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Check your insurance formulary and ask your doctor to prescribe medicine your plan will cover.
    — Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • And that incentive might put the drug in a better position — or tier — on a formulary, which is the menu of drugs a health plan will pay for.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Health insurers constantly change their formularies, or list of covered drugs, as well as what tier a drug might be assigned to.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Only prescription drugs that are in the plan's formulary, or list of covered drugs, fall within the out-of-pocket cap.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
  • As rebate incentives grow, so does the misplacement of drugs in formularies.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Health plans have different formularies — lists of medicines that are routinely approved.
    — Sarah Boden, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Doctors and patients can get medications that are not on the formulary, but are necessary for care.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 25 July 2019
  • And check what drugs the plan covers (called the formulary) to see if yours are included, as well as its network of providers, to see whether your doctors are in it.
    — Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The spokesperson added that Medicare Part D plans may add drugs to their formularies at any time during the plan year.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Insurers have formularies with different co-pays for different drugs, and some may not be covered.
    — Liz Weston, The Seattle Times, 22 Oct. 2018
  • PBMs develop lists called formularies that dictate what drugs health plans cover.
    — Jake Frenz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The formulary is everything, so do the homework and compare, compare, compare.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • That won’t work for Medicare or the commercial market, where customers want and need access to a broader formulary.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2019
  • In 2024, five alternatives are listed in at least one plan formulary, with two plans listing four.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Medicare enrollees can ask their doctors to prescribe drugs that are covered on their formulary, Ramsey noted.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Either way, formularies, preferred pharmacies and drug tiers can change what a medication costs.
    — Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The daily pills that were saving his life cost $6,000 a month, but Jakafi was not on his insurer’s formulary.
    — Francesca Paris, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Zepbound will be added to its formulary starting October 1.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 May 2026
  • But be aware that your insurance company might change your health plan's drug formulary anytime and require you to get a new prior authorization.
    — Sarah Boden, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Walter’s concerns led him to petition the hospital to remove Seroquel from its formulary, the suit says.
    — Time, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Naturally, the most expensive drugs end up on the formularies even when there are cheaper alternatives.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The company will likely have to offer significant rebates to get on formulary, and those rebates will drag down the speed of uptake and revenues.
    — Harris Kaplan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
  • But that cap applies to covered drugs, so beneficiaries still need to confirm their medications are on the plan’s formulary.
    — Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Still, your insurer is required to disclose your plan’s formulary, so Long suggests checking it to see if your prescriptions are covered.
    — Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Evernorth, the health care services arm of Cigna, announced an expansion of its digital health formulary.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022

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