Effective April 1, 2018, Absolute Total Care will implement edits limiting the initial prescribing of opioid medications for the treatment of acute or post-operative pain to no more than a five-day supply.

CareSource is an existing plan sponsor with CVS Caremark®. Effective September 1, 2017, claims submitted for multi-source brand drugs will reject with the following or similar message:

Purpose of communication: The CVS Caremark® Pharmacy Performance department is providing network pharmacies with basic information on the appropriate billing of oral inhaler medications to help prevent audit discrepancies and non-compliance with the CVS Caremark Provider Manual and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

Purpose of communication: The CVS Caremark® Pharmacy Performance department is providing network pharmacies with basic information on the appropriate billing of nasal spray medications to help prevent audit discrepancies and non-compliance with the CVS Caremark Provider Manual and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.