Wisconsin Couple Sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, Saying Son Died After $500 Price Rise for Asthma Meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 jump in the cost of his asthma medication ...
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Mother Says Her Son Died After UnitedHealth Jacked the Price of His Inhaler From $66 to $539
In their suit, Shanon and William Schmidtknect allege that Optum operates as part of a prescription drug "oligopoly" that controls nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions in the United States.
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate risk of addiction associated with opioids
Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S ...
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UnitedHealth: Transient Challenges and Strategic Initiatives Justify Buy Rating Amid Positive Outlook
and information and technology-enabled health services through Optum. The company was founded by Richard T. Burke in January 1977 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Read More on UNH ...
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Strong Buy Rating for UnitedHealth: Exceeding Expectations and Strategic Growth Initiatives
and information and technology-enabled health services through Optum. The company was founded by Richard T. Burke in January 1977 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Read More on UNH ...
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Optum Rx commits to passing through 100% of drug rebates, Witty says
UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx unit made a commitment to pass through 100% of rebates negotiated with drugmakers to the client. UnitedHealth Group's stock was down 5% Thursday after it released its ...
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Pharma Digs in on Changes It Wants From Trump Administration
The largest U.S. PBMs -- UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts -- say that by negotiating prices with drugmakers, they lower the cost of medications and ...
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Why Optum's consumer count dropped by 4 million
Optum saw 4 million less consumers in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company focuses on a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care. "One area that ...
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FTC says Minnesota-based Optum, et al., inflate cancer drug prices 1,000%
Joe Augustine and Kelcey Carlson at FOX 9 are reporting Minnesota-based Optum RX, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts are marking up drugs that treat cancer and multiple sclerosis by more than 1,000 ...
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Optum’s ASC Unit Buys OrthoAlliance for $1.4 Billion
Specialty care management company SCA Health, the ASC division of Optum, has acquired orthopedic management company OrthoAlliance for an estimated $1.4 billion. OrthoAlliance, based in Sharonville, ...
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UnitedHealth Shareholders Push for Report on Delays and Denials in Healthcare Services
UnitedHealth operates UnitedHealthcare, the largest U.S. health insurer, along with Optum and medical practices ... in Super Bowl LIX Before They Were Icons: 25 Actors You Missed in Their Early ...