Which meters are covered by major health plans?

Many health plans cover the cost of a glucometer, but the specific models may vary. It's important to check with your insurance provider to determine which glucometer is covered under your plan. Our analysis of over 50 different health plans (from Medicaid managed care health plans to commercial health plans) determined that the most common glucometer brands covered include OneTouch, Contour Next, and Accu-chek.

Glucometers covered by major health plans

Which Glucometer does my plan cover? Last updated 3-13-2023

  • Medicaid Plans:

    • Access

    Commercial Plans:

    • Call your plan

  • Medicaid Plans:

    • Veterans in PA from VA facility

    Commercial Plans:

    • Advance PCS

    • Cigna

    • Medco

    • OptumRX

  • Medicaid Plans:

    • Aetna Better Health

    • Amerihealth Caritas

    • Gateway

    • UHC Community

    • UPMC for you

    • Access

    Commercial Plans:

    Advance PCS

    Aetna

    Anthem BCBS

    Capital Blue Cross

    CVS Caremark

    Cigna

    Coventry Health

    Express Scripts

    Geisinger

    Healath America

    Highmark BCBS

    Medco

    OptumRx

    UHC

    UPMC

  • Medicaid Plans

    • Aetna Better Health

    • Amerihealth Caritas

    • Gateway

    • UHC Community

    • UPMC for you

    Commercial Plans

    • BCBS Carefirst (varies)

    • BCBS Federal Employee Program (varies)

    • FedEx

    • Future Scripts

    • OptumRx

    • UHC

    • WellSpan Plus

  • Medicaid Plans

    • Tri-care

    Commercial Plans

    • Future Scripts

    • Highmark BC/BS

    • Keystone Health Plan

    • East/IBC


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