• Am J Manag Care · Nov 2023

    Journey to anticoagulant access following payer rejection of apixaban.

    • Steven Deitelzweig, Lin Xie, Emi Terasawa, David Weber Hood, Matthew Cato, Nipun Atreja, Amiee Kang, and Dionne M Hines.
    • Ochsner Health, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Email: sdeitelzweig@ochsner.org.
    • Am J Manag Care. 2023 Nov 1; 29 (11): e330e338e330-e338.

    ObjectivesTo investigate the journey to oral anticoagulant (OAC) access following formulary-related rejection of apixaban (Eliquis) and evaluate characteristics associated with failure to achieve OAC access among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).Study DesignRetrospective study using the Optum Market Clarity Data from January 2016 through February 2020.MethodsPatients had at least 1 claim rejection for apixaban due to prior authorization (PA), formulary exclusion (FE), or quantity limit (QL) and at least 1 AF diagnosis on or before the rejected claim. Descriptive statistics summarized transaction journeys by type of formulary restriction. Multivariable regression assessed patient characteristics associated with not receiving an OAC within 60 days after initial rejection.ResultsAmong 18,434 patients in the analytic sample, QL was the most common reason for rejection (68.7%), followed by PA (21.2%) and FE (10.2%). Most patients received a paid OAC claim within 60 days after rejection (82.2%-85.5% across restriction types). Mean time from rejection to paid claim ranged from 5.2 to 10.7 days among patients with a paid OAC claim and 12.4 to 17.6 days among those with multiple attempts before OAC receipt. Characteristics associated with higher odds of not receiving OAC treatment included being male, beingAfrican American, having Medicaid coverage, possessing a high stroke risk score, exhibiting no evidence of prior apixaban treatment, and being prescribed a low dose of apixaban on the initial rejected claim.ConclusionsMost patients with a claim rejection for apixaban received approval for apixaban within 60 days, suggesting that initial rejection merely created a delay in treatment. Vulnerable populations were at greater risk of not receiving a paid OAC claim.

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