Attention RI Medicaid Members: Update on Prescription Access Due to a cybersecurity issue, a contractor serving pharmacies and Medicaid programs across the US is unable to provide important online services at this time. In Rhode Island, this situation impacted pharmacies’ ability to fill prescriptions for members of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and the Medicaid Program. In response, RI EOHHS has quickly brought online a new way for pharmacies to process claims. Rhode Island Medicaid has also told pharmacies that they can provide a 30-day supply of any prescriptions you are trying to fill, to help you get through this time. The pharmacy should not charge you for any prescription that is covered by Medicaid. Learn more.
DESI Drug List The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Non-Reimbursable Drug Products The Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) was a program begun by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the 1960s after the Kefauver-Harris Drug Control Act, which was passed in 1962, required all drugs be efficacious as well as safe. The link below is for a list of the drugs and associated National Drug Codes (NDC) that are coded as DESI and therefore are not reimbursable by the RI Medicaid program. DESI Drug List desi_list.pdf PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes