Optum Rx is shifting its payment models to better meet the needs of pharmacies and consumers, the pharmacy benefit manager announced Thursday. The company said it will shift to a cost-based model ...

UnitedHealth Group and Optum are getting rid of the NaviHealth name as part of a broader rebranding within Optum.

Optum's AI chatbot was found exposed online at a time when the healthcare giant faces scrutiny for its use of AI to allegedly deny patient claims.

Steward has been gunning for the deal since March. Without Optum at the table, it’s unclear who will buy the struggling health system’s medical clinics.

Optum WA cuts care for more than 23K Medicaid patients On Nov. 1, patients in Snohomish County with certain Medicaid plans may need to find new doctors. by Sydney Jackson Thursday, August 29, 2024 ...

The federal judge overseeing nationwide litigation over the opioid crisis has denied pharmacy benefit managers OptumRx and Express Scripts’ demand that he recuse himself from cases against them ...

UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum has laid off an undisclosed number of workers at MedExpress and WellMed Medical Management sites.

Optum also revealed in November it now employs or is affiliated with nearly 90,000 physicians and another 40,000 advanced practice clinicians serving tens of millions of people every year.

Optum, the largest employer of physicians in the US, now employs nearly 90,000 physicians and 40,000 advanced practice clinicians, according to Optum Health CEO Amar Desai.

Optum Rx opened a new pharmacy fulfillment center in Mesa, adding 300 jobs to its more than 5,500 workforce in Arizona.

Exclusive: A move by Optum to change longstanding practices for licensing data to academic institutions has sparked an outcry among researchers.

UnitedHealth Group exceeded second-quarter earnings expectations despite its Medicare Advantage members continuing to report higher-than-anticipated medical costs.