Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

[Jeffkad]

Lido, the bigger issue is BCBS is not one platform. RMF is correct, but beyond the high deductible plan is the fact that there are dozens of individual BCBS entities, and each has a somewhat different formulary (and some have different formularies for their bigger clients, like my company which has 30k+ employees), so I don’t think we can generalize across all BCBS platforms. Regarding preventive maintenance status, that also differs by BCBS plan, but understand that there are very few meaningful/costly drugs afforded this “no cost” status. In fact, BCBS of Michigan lists some statins under preventative maintenance, including atorvastatin, but only at 20mg or under! I take 40mg, so I would be out of luck under that plan, and I’m totally out of luck under my BCBS of Illinois plan as they don’t include atorvastain at all, even though they include other statins. This illogical inconsistency is some crazy bullshit and screams for a major overhaul of our pharmacy benefit system. In any event, sorry for the rant, but this is how it works.