Optum Rx is moving to eliminate prior authorizations on dozens of drugs, the UnitedHealth-owned pharmacy benefit manager said Wednesday, paring back a key pain point for physicians and patients ...

The changes are expected to reduce prior authorizations by 25%, representing more than 10% of all prior authorizations across its pharmacy network ... 1, Optum Home & Community Care, formerly ...

UnitedHealthcare has notified providers that it will eliminate prior authorizations ... care professionals.” The families of two deceased UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members sued Optum ...

Ken Cohen, MD, director of translational research for Optum Care, talks about the value of prior authorizations in different contexts, and how simplicity can benefit the process in some situations.

It outlines attempts from UnitedHealthcare, CVS and Humana—which collectively cover nearly 60% of all MA enrollees—to use technology to reject prior authorization claims, all while reaping profit.

Optum Rx — which includes the pharmacy benefit manager of health care conglomerate UnitedHealth Group — is dropping annual reauthorization requirements for 80 drugs, which will eliminate more ...