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CVS Health's Aetna and UnitedHealth Group's OptumHealth must face a class of nearly 88,000 people who allege the companies violated their fiduciary duties by disguising administrative expenses and ...
UnitedHealth's Optum to pay $20 mln over US claims it ignored opioid 'red flags' By Brendan Pierson June 27, 20242:16 PM PDTUpdated June 27, 2024 ...
Pharmacy benefit managers OptumRx and Express Scripts have asked the federal judge overseeing nationwide litigation over the opioid crisis to recuse himself from cases against them, claiming that ...
United Health Group elevated Dr. Patrick Conway to become chief executive officer of Optum, one of the nation’s largest providers of medical care.
Optum Perks is rolling out a new telehealth solution that aims to make it easier for patients to secure their prescriptions at a low cost.
Optum Labs, the research and development arm of UnitedHealth Group, and Cornell Tech have created a collaborative research hub at Cornell University in New York that will focus on precision behavioral ...
The massive PBM is pivoting to a cost-based reimbursement model, which it says will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid. Pharmacy groups say that depends on the specifics of Optum Rx’s plan.
Optum has named Valerie Barckhoff senior vice president of revenue cycle transformation, according to an April 21 post on her LinkedIn page.
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Democratic state assemblymember representing parts of Ulster County wants the state attorney general’s office to investigate a health care company that has been the target ...
Optum is closing clinics in multiple states and laying off 524 employees across California.
Optum earned $253B in 2024 UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, earned $253 billion in total revenue in 2024 — an 11.7% increase year over year, according to a ...