Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | CommercialFebruary 1, 2025
Notice of material change/amendment to contract
Clinical Criteria updates for specialty pharmacy
Visit Clinical Criteria In Pharmacy to access the Clinical Criteria information.
Revised Clinical Criteria effective May 1, 2025
The following Clinical Criteria were revised and might result in services that were previously covered but may now be found to be not medically necessary:
- CC‑0014 Beta Interferons and Glatiramer Acetate for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis*
- CC‑0041 Complement C5 Inhibitors*
- CC‑0063 Ustekinumab Agents (Stelara, Imuldosa, Otulfi, Pyzchiva, Selarsdi, Wezlana)*
- CC‑0065 Agents for Hemophilia A and von Willebrand Disease*
- CC‑0073 Alpha‑1 Proteinase Inhibitor Therapy*
- CC‑0128 Atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Tecentriq Hybreza)*
- CC‑0148 Agents for Hemophilia B*
- CC‑0149 Select Clotting Agents for Bleeding Disorders*
- CC‑0155 Ethyol (amifostine)*
- CC‑0168 Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel)*
- CC‑0170 Uplizna (inebilizumab‑cdon)*
- CC‑0173 Enspryng (satralizumab‑mwge)*
- CC‑0187 Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel)*
- CC‑0195 Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel)*
- CC‑0197 Jemperli (dostarlimab‑gxly)*
- CC‑0199 Empaveli (pegcetacoplan)*
- CC‑0214 Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel)*
* The applicable policy is attached to this article in PDF format.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. Independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.
MEBCBS-CM-075991-24
ATTACHMENTS: CC-0014_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.18mb), CC-0014_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.13mb), CC-0041_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.24mb), CC-0041_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.25mb), CC-0063_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.21mb), CC-0063_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.19mb), CC-0065_Pub 12-11-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.27mb), CC-0065_Pub 12-11-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.27mb), CC-0073_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.19mb), CC-0073_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.13mb), CC-0128_Pub 12-11-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.25mb), CC-0128_Pub 12-11-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.23mb), CC-0148_Pub 12-11-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.23mb), CC-0148_Pub 12-11-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.26mb), CC-0149_Pub 12-11-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.26mb), CC-0149_Pub 12-11-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.24mb), CC-0155_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.13mb), CC-0155_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.12mb), CC-0168_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.22mb), CC-0168_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.16mb), CC-0170_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.14mb), CC-0170_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.14mb), CC-0173_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.16mb), CC-0173_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.14mb), CC-0187_Pub 12-11-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.22mb), CC-0187_Pub 12-11-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.23mb), CC-0195_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.2mb), CC-0195_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.14mb), CC-0197_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.17mb), CC-0197_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.14mb), CC-0199_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.19mb), CC-0199_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.13mb), CC-0214_Pub 12-23-2024 (final) (pdf - 0.2mb), CC-0214_Pub 12-23-2024 (redline) (pdf - 0.12mb)
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