Unit­ed­Health Group’s phar­ma­cy ben­e­fit man­ag­er Op­tum Rx is mak­ing changes to its pay­ment mod­els. Op­tum Rx will tweak its pay­ment mod­els in full force by … ...

The company's Optum Rx unit said Thursday the change will positively affect its non-affiliated network pharmacies, including more than 24,000 independent, community pharmacies. Optum Rx said the ...

UnitedHealth's pharmacy business will shift its payment models to more closely align with the costs pharmacies might face, a move aimed at ensuring medicines are available and better balancing how ...

Effective immediately and with full implementation by January 2028, Optum Rx will align payment models more closely to the costs pharmacies may face due to manufacturer pricing actions.

Patrick Conway, M.D., chief executive officer of Optum Rx. Effective immediately and with full implementation by January 2028, Optum Rx will align payment models more closely to the costs ...

Effective March 20, Optum Rx will increase reimbursements to pharmacies for brand-name drugs and cut them for generics. Optum Rx said the new pharmacy payment models are in response to price ...

Optum Rx's new cost-based program uses an internal algorithm that leverages multiple available industry data sources, such as NADAC and PAC, to inform reimbursement. Optum Rx is implementing a new ...

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) announced Wednesday its pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, would eliminate up to 25% of reauthorizations, easing patients’ access to multiple medications when ...

Optum Rx announced Wednesday that it will eliminate up to 25% of reauthorizations, initially focusing on 80 drugs. The pharmacy benefit management arm of UnitedHealth Group said it will work with ...

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 ...

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager under UnitedHealth Group, is set to eliminate prior authorization requirements for approximately 80 prescription drugs in an effort to simplify access to ...

Optum Rx has eliminated reauthorization for almost 70 drugs for chronic diseases, about 10% of its overall pharmacy prior authorizations. Optum Rx is eliminating reauthorization on almost 70 drugs for ...