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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 ...
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 ...
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% ...
Optum Rx is moving to eliminate prior authorizations on dozens of drugs, the UnitedHealth-owned pharmacy benefit manager said Wednesday, paring back a key pain point for physicians and patients ...
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 ...
Optum Philippines, a member of the UnitedHealth Group (UHG), has earned the prestigious recognition as one of “The Philippines’ Best Employers 2025” by the Philippine Daily Inquirer and ...
Optum, the health services division at Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, is laying off about 160 workers in New Jersey. The job cuts will take effect in December, according to a regulatory ...
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 ...
The deal would involve Optum acquiring all issued and outstanding capital stock of Steward Health Inc., which includes the company's physicians in nine states, including Massachusetts, according ...
Former employees of Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, have reported on social media that the company is conducting layoffs. 2. Optum declined to provide more information. Becker’s could ...
Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group confirmed that its subsidiary Optum was forced to shut down IT systems and various services after a cyberattack by “nation-state” hackers on the Change ...