All community and independent pharmacies in the Optum Rx network are transitioning to cost-based contracts.

Vertical integration is all the rage in healthcare these days, with Aetna, Cigna and Humana making notable plays. UnitedHealth formed Optum by combining existing pharmacy and care delivery services ...

Earlier this year, Optum Rx announced it would shift to a cost-based model, which would boost reimbursements for brand-name drugs at community pharmacies. | Earlier this year, Optum Rx announced that ...

On an April 18 conference call with Optum Everycare CEO Jennifer Phalen, some employees of the company's virtual care division were told that their last date would be in July, according to a news ...

LACEY, NJ — Optum, a health provider owned by UnitedHealth, is set to close dozens of medical offices across New Jersey and lay off as many as 572 workers in the coming months, including in Lacey. The ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum, a diversified health services company, announced it has completed its combination with Change Healthcare. The combined businesses share a vision for ...

MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) today announced that the company’s health services businesses will unify their market presence under the master brand Optum™. This ...

Optum Medical Care in New York acknowledges issues raised in a report by Rep. Pat Ryan and is working on improvements. Focus areas include provider recruitment and access, faster call center response ...

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler to Compete Head-to-Head and Captain Two Four-Man Teams at the Optum Golf Channel Games Never-Before-Seen Rapid-Fire Team Format Will Feature Timed Driving and Short ...

PBMs are pivoting reimbursement models to protect pharmacies from what they say is an unsustainable status quo.