On February 16, 2018, B. Braun Medical announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Sodium Chloride Irrigation because of a customer complaint reporting particulate matter identified as Polyethylene, within the recalled lot.

Beginning March 8, 2018, Highmark will enhance their management strategy of opioids.

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan in Texas will begin requiring review for all ingredients in a compound medication, if the total combined cost for the ingredients exceeds the $200 claim limit, effective March 15, 2018.

On April 1, 2017, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan in Mississippi changed how it reimbursed all contracted pharmacies for covered outpatient drugs to be compliant with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) reimbursement requirements

Attached is this week’s summary of the changes, additions, and/or removals to our MAC list.