The main patent for Ohtuvayre, the COPD drug at the heart of Verona’s $10 billion sale, expired in 2020. For Merck to make ...

OptumRx, a pharmacy benefit manager accused in hundreds of lawsuits of contributing to the opioid crisis, sued five Kentucky ...

The group, which is the accrediting organization for more than 80% of U.S. hospitals and health systems, says the new rules will "dramatically" streamline and simplify the process. Also in the news: ...

UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum is launching AI Marketplace, a healthcare-specific artificial intelligence platform that's meant to accelerate AI adoption among payers, providers and healthcare ...

A behind-the-scenes battle could affect everyone in Louisiana who buys prescription drugs.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that claims to force Big Medicine to lower prescription drug prices paid by Americans to the prices paid by other countries.

CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.

Conway is currently the chief executive officer of Optum Rx, the company's pharmacy benefit management unit. Conway joined Optum in February 2020 and has held senior leadership roles at Optum Rx ...