Michigan members of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan must request prior authorization or notification for all specific provider-administered medications that require it. Treatment changes have been deployed to cover a wide variety of therapies because they meet the medical necessity standards.

Affected Medications

The following medications will now require prior authorization:

How to Submit a Prior Authorization Request

Providers can submit prior authorization requests through the UnitedHealthcare website by following these steps:

• Visit uhcprovider.com and sign in.
• Select Prior Authorizations from the top menu.
• Choose the option to create a new prior authorization submission from the available menu.
• Select Specialty pharmacy from the dropdown menu.