Effective February 1, 2018, Teamsters Local 731 Health Welfare and Pension Fund will be transitioning to Magellan Rx Management as their new  Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM). 

A small percentage of Magellan Rx Medicare Part D members’ prescription ID cards are in circulation with the incorrect Rx BIN of 18117 or 0018117 causing rejections at the point-of-service.

Effective January 1, 2018, OptumRx will be enabling an enhanced prescriber DEA license scope of practice check at point of sale for all Schedule II-V controlled medication claims to prevent payment of scheduled medication claims from unauthorized prescribers.

Due to a global issue, incorrect copays returned on claims. Please reprocess any claims that used the above BIN and PCN to get accurate copays.

Effective Jan. 12, Express Scripts clients can participate in a program that will require Estrace® Cream be dispensed over its generic equivalent.