UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation’s largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs.

Patients of Optum-owned medical providers in the Hudson Valley are struggling with inaccurate medical bills, poor customer service and declining quality of care stemming from the national health ...

Local News Optum community inquiry shows ‘shocking’ results, Ryan says Optum Health’s Multi-Specialty Center, located at 1561 Ulster Ave. in Lake Katrine, N.Y., on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

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 ...

Health Care Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500 United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s “life ...

Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, Optum Rx, saying son died after sudden $500 price spike for asthma meds Updated on: February 6, 2025 / 6:15 PM CST / AP ...

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. "The conduct of both Optum Rx and Walgreens was deplorable," one of the family's attorneys, Michael Trunk, said in a statement.

A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication.

4. Health services arm Optum Health’s 2024 were $105.4 billion, up 10.5%. Data analytics arm Optum Insight’s 2024 revenues were $18.8 billion, down 1%, and pharmaceutical services arm Optum Rx ...

Healthcare giant Optum has restricted access to an internal AI chatbot used by employees after a security researcher found it was publicly accessible online, and anyone could access it using only ...