UnitedHealth Group’s UNH Optum Rx recently announced a major step toward modernizing pharmacy payments, a decision that could strengthen its market position and financial outlook. By adopting a ...

UnitedHealth Group’s UNH Optum Rx recently announced a major step toward modernizing pharmacy payments, a decision that could strengthen its market position and financial outlook. By adopting a ...

Pharmacy groups say that depends on the specifics of Optum Rx’s plan. Optum Rx is shifting to a new pharmacy reimbursement model that should result in pharmacies being paid more for brand-name drugs ...

Guardians care for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable adults. But they lack proper oversight and training. The changes come as pharmacy benefit managers face scrutiny for how they require ...

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 ...

UnitedHealth’s (NYSE:UNH) pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, announced Thursday the launch of cost-based payment models to support its non-affiliated network pharmacies. The company said cost ...

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. This change ...

UnitedHealth's pharmacy business will shift its payment models to more closely align with the costs pharmacies might face, a move aimed at ensuring medicines are available and better balancing how ...

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.

chief executive officer of UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx unit. But generic adoption has plateaued, and Conway said the old system discouraged some pharmacies from stocking newer branded drugs like ...