Optum Rx said it plans to apply the policy to additional drugs in the future. Prior authorization requires doctors to get approval from a patient’s health or drug plan before providing a medical ...

Optum Rx will similarly transition client arrangements—such as employer and health plan customers—to ... to more than 10% of overall pharmacy prior authorizations, to make prescription ...

Then when members are prescribed a specialty drug, Free Market Health is able to connect that member to the best-fit pharmacy within their health plan’s network. This compares to the traditional ...

Prime Healthcare’s acquisition of eight Ascension hospitals, and UnitedHealthcare’s plan to reduce prior authorization requirements.