The massive pharmacy benefit manager plans to stop requiring coverage reauthorizations for roughly 80 drugs used to treat ...

UnitedHealth’s (NYSE:UNH) pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, announced Thursday the launch of cost-based payment models to ...

Optum Rx is shifting its payment models to better meet the needs of pharmacies and consumers, the pharmacy benefit manager ...

The changes come as pharmacy benefit managers face scrutiny for how they require doctors and patients to seek its approval for certain treatments and drugs.

Optum Rx's new cost-based program uses an internal algorithm that leverages multiple available industry data sources, such as ...

Optum Rx will increase reimbursements to pharmacies for brand-name drugs and cut them for generics.  Optum Rx said the new ...

Rising prices set by pharmaceutical companies are causing pharmacies across the United States to pay more for many drugs, impacting their ability to maintain high-quality care for patients.

Optum Rx announced on Wednesday that it will eliminate up to 25% of reauthorizations, initially focusing on 80 drugs. | Optum ...

Optum Rx is cutting prior authorizations on 80 drugs and updating payment models to improve reimbursements, benefiting ...

The PBM plans to stop requiring coverage authorization for about 80 drugs, including Vertex’s cystic fibrosis medicines and ...

There are 37 health systems and medical centers that Optum refers its payer and employer clients to for oncology care.

Optum Rx has eliminated prior authorization for almost 70 drugs for chronic diseases, about 10% of its overall pharmacy prior ...