41% of Optum patients who responded said they experienced reductions in the quality of care they receive at Hudson Valley medical practices after their purchase by Optum. About 36% of Optum ...

Declining quality of care, increased fees and serious customer service issues at Optum-owned health care facilities were among the problems named by respondents to a community survey launched in ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A community inquiry regarding the quality and accessibility to Optum-owned health care facilities showed “deeply troubling” results, according to U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan.

Optum Rx is shifting its payment models to better meet the needs of pharmacies and consumers, the pharmacy benefit manager announced Thursday. The company said it will shift to a cost-based model ...

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.

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 ...

March 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum Rx is committed to making prescription drugs more affordable and the pharmacy experience simpler for consumers with chronic conditions, eliminating up to 25% ...

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 ...

Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC chain SCA Health, in 2024. 1. In Q3, Optum reported $4.5 billion in earnings from operations in ...

Aetna managed a self-funded health care plan for the Mars Inc. candy company, and it hired Optum to provide the chiropractic care, physical therapy services and occupational therapy services ...

EVERETT — At least 23,000 Medicaid patients are set to lose care access at more than 30 Optum clinics statewide this fall. Starting Nov. 1, Optum Care Washington — a local branch of the global ...

Optum will not bid on Steward Health Care’s physician group, Stewardship Health, during the bankrupt health system’s upcoming auction, a Massachusetts state official has confirmed. The news is ...