Diabetic Test Strips
Traditional Medicaid
There is no preferred brand of diabetic test strip for Medicaid. Prescribers may choose any test strip on the Medicaid formulary.
Medicaid Managed Care
Some MCOs have a preferred brand of glucose monitoring test strips. If no brand is listed, the prescriber may choose any brand on the Medicaid Formulary. Note that MCOs must cover all test strips even if they are non-preferred.
| MCO Name | Product Name |
|---|---|
| Aetna | OneTouch |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | One Touch |
| Community First Health Plan | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| Community Health Choice | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| Cook Children's Health Plan | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| Dell Children's Health Plan | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| Driscoll Childrens Health Plan | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| El Paso Health | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| FirstCare | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| Molina Healthcare | True Metrix - Nipro |
| Parkland Health Plan | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| Scott & White | NA |
| Superior HealthPlan | True Metrix |
| Texas Children's Health Plan | Trividia True Metrix and Abbott products Freestyle and Precision |
| United Healthcare | OneTouch |
| Wellpoint (formerly Amerigroup) | Truetest and True Metrix Test Strips - Nipro |