Researchers led by a team at Optum examined claims data on nearly 5.3 million person-years from 2016-19 across 20 different measurements and found that patients in accountable care models were 9% ...

This undated photo provided by Shanon Schmidtknecht shows Cole Schmidtknecht of Appleton, Wis., who died of an asthma attack on Jan. 21, 2024. (Shanon Schmidtknecht via AP) 38,725 people played ...

Unable to afford the new cost, he left the pharmacy without the medication ... prescription drug companies and pharmacies. Optum Rx services prescription claims for more than 66 million people ...

A young man with severe asthma used to be able to get his inhaler for cheap, but after UnitedHealthcare's drug arm jacked up the price, he had to go without — and it ultimately killed him ...

It’s time to risk adjust you “Consider us a friend,” says James Yeash, a family medicine doctor at New West Physicians, which is a physician group that UnitedHealth’s Optum bought in 2017.

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx unit made a commitment to pass through 100% of rebates negotiated with drugmakers to the client. UnitedHealth Group's stock was down 5% Thursday after it released its ...

Joe Augustine and Kelcey Carlson at FOX 9 are reporting Minnesota-based Optum RX, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts are marking up drugs that treat cancer and multiple sclerosis by more than 1,000 ...

Optum saw 4 million less consumers in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company focuses on a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care. "One area that ...

The latest report accuses the PBMs — CVS Caremark, Optum Rx, and Express Scripts, all of which are owned by large health insurers — of boosting prices of specialty generic drugs that are sold ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, Walmart has a new logo. The international retailer describes it as a “a comprehensive brand refresh,” but the online world hasn’t been quite so kind to ...

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The study reveals SGLT-2is are linked to fewer COPD exacerbations in type 2 diabetes, suggesting a need for further clinical ...