OptumRx is changing the way it pays pharmacies, reimbursing them more for branded drugs and less for generics, the company ...

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

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

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

The PBM is pivoting to a cost-based reimbursement model, which it says will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid.

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

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

The PBM also announced that it will make the pharmacy experience simpler for consumers with chronic conditions by eliminating ...

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

Aetna Inc. and OptumHealth Care Solutions Inc. received initial court approval for an $8.35 million class settlement aimed at ...

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

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.