Between 2009 and 2021, nearly 838 pharmacies closed in Illinois, according to researchers at Southern Illinois University in ...

The legislation, SB 2385, filed by state Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, would curb PBM abuses by stopping steering, mandating ...

A pharmacy benefit manager negotiates prices with wholesalers, sets reimbursement rates on drugs and compiles the lists of which medicines an insurer will cover. But critics describe the industry as ...

I had good experience with Optum. 1 ... 2.2.a whether what ml bottle is the order contains. So for this I need not go to CVS pharmacy nor a phone call. With chat can easily send exact text ...

According to Optum Perks, without insurance, a generic solution of injectable fluorouracil costs between $65 and $145 for four 10-milliliter bottles. Depending on the dispensing pharmacy ...

Prescription medication is counted before being placed into a bottle for customer pickup on ... decline of pharmacies is the unchecked power of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) — profit-driven ...

The plan put forth Tuesday could see the Sackler family pay up to $7 billion. Also in the news: Merck prepares to close its manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania; Optum Rx, which includes UnitedHealth ...

“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week. (3/18) Here's today's health policy haiku: ...

Optum Rx is shifting its payment models to better meet the needs of pharmacies and consumers, the pharmacy benefit manager ...

The massive PBM is pivoting to a cost-based reimbursement model, which it says will reduce variation in how pharmacies are ...

UnitedHealth Group’s UNH Optum Rx recently announced a major step toward modernizing pharmacy payments, a decision that could strengthen its market position and financial outlook. By adopting a ...