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, ...

UnitedHealth (UNH) is among America's largest insurers and is a company that's become pretty divisive in the investing world among those who believe in the company's earnings growth potential and ...

The UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn., lowered its flags to half-staff on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in honor of CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot outside a hotel in New York.

For years, drug prices have been on the rise, leaving as many as 18 million Americans struggling to pay for necessary prescriptions. A drug pricing provision of the Build Back Better Act, which passed ...

UnitedHealth Group's pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx announced Monday that it will acquire Diplomat, a struggling specialty pharmacy and PBM headquartered in Flint, Mich. Diplomat provides specialty ...

OptumRx has to repay the state $15 million in prescription-drug overcharges assessed to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) under an agreement announced today by Ohio Attorney General Dave ...

First large-scale pharmacy care services company to implement fully sustainable packaging for temperature-sensitive prescriptions, reducing environmental impact New packaging eliminates polystyrene, ...

UnitedHealth Group's Q1 earnings highlight OptumRx's exceptional performance and its growing significance in the company's financials. OptumRx is utilizing big data analytics to unlock efficiencies, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. UnitedHealth Group and its pharmacy benefit manager, OptumRx, are ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum announced the completion of its combination with Catamaran Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRX) (TSX: CCT). Catamaran and Optum’s pharmacy care services business, OptumRx, are ...

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is the largest health insurance company in the United States with consolidated revenue of $226 billion in 2018. It provides individual insurance, employer sponsored ...

As 2023 draws to a close, pressure has been heating up on PBMs over their business practices, including from Congress, the CMS and antitrust agencies. The drug middlemen are also facing lawsuits from ...