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

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

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

The new cost-based program leverages multiple available industry data sources, such as NADAC and PAC, to inform reimbursement ...

UnitedHealth started making these changes over the past year, and the company aims to apply them to all prescriptions by 2028 ...

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

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 said it will similarly transition client arrangements such as employer and health plan customers - to ensure transparency and greater alignment to drug costs. It has already started ...

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager under UnitedHealth Group, is set to eliminate prior authorization requirements for ...

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

UnitedHealth Group's pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, said on Wednesday it would ease requirements to get insurance ...

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