All community and independent pharmacies in the Optum Rx network have transitioned to a cost-based reimbursement model aimed at improving payment transparency and stability. The shift follows new ...

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

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 ...

OptumRx, CVS Pharmacy form strategic partnership: 4 takeaways Chicago-based OptumRx will partner with Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Pharmacy to develop a new pharmacy network solution. Through the ...

UnitedHealth and its pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx are being sued by an independent pharmacy for allegedly strong-arming pharmacies into agreeing to “unconscionable” performance-based fees, ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthTrust, a leading group purchasing organization and health care performance improvement company, has selected OptumRx as its exclusive pharmacy care services ...

Rising prices set by pharmaceutical companies are causing pharmacies across the United States to pay more for many drugs, impacting their ability to maintain high-quality care for patients. Effective ...

WELLESLEY, Mass. & EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a premier not-for-profit health services company, today announced it has entered into a new, multi-year agreement ...

A new pharmacy model from Optum Rx called Clear Trend Guarantee is seeking to increase transparency around drug costs for members. The pharmacy services arm of UnitedHealth Group's Optum, Optum Rx is ...

The pharmacy delivery business Optum Rx opened its largest fulfillment center in the country in Mesa on Tuesday. The center located in west Mesa will add 300 jobs to its more than 5,500 workforce in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Optum Perks today announced its partnership with the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy to launch a new drug and medical supply redistribution program. The ...

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum group is acquiring Diplomat Pharmacy in a $300 million deal. Diplomat, a provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services, had been struggling to compete with larger ...