Rising costs, technological advancements, the growing complexity of patient needs – these are all factors transforming the specialty pharma landscape at present. Optum a leader in pharmacy and ...

Drug price middlemen are going to court to fight a first-in-the-nation effort to police their ownership of retail pharmacies ...

CVS Caremark, OptumRx, Express Scripts ... While only about 2% of people use specialty medications, these drugs account for more than half of pharmacy spending, according to Evernorth Health ...

March 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum Rx is committed to making prescription drugs more affordable and the pharmacy experience ... which matches eligible Optum Specialty patients with financial ...

An Optum spokesperson told MedCity News that ... generic specialty drugs and how PBM conflicts of interest in the specialty pharmacy market have resulted in excessive charges to employers ...

Pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, OptumRx and Express Scripts inflated costs for specialty generic drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and HIV to the tune of $7.3 billion over six years ...

According to the Drug Channels Institute, Optum Specialty Pharmacy made up roughly 13% of overall prescription revenue from specialty drugs in the US in 2023. On the news, the stock dropped ...

Pharmacy benefit managers ... contending that their practices reduce drug costs. “Optum is lowering the cost of specialty medications, which comprises half of all drug expenditures, and ...