One of the country’s top pharmacy benefit managers has plans to launch a new pricing model to foster more transparency between it and its clients, but the founder of a coalition of smaller PBMs is urging drug industry stakeholders and policymakers to be wary of the move, which...
New offerings build on our history of bringing innovation to employers, unions, health plans and consumers to help improve affordability and transparency in pharmacy benefits. Optum Rx is working to empower consumer and provider choice and make prescription drugs more affordable. Each of our custo...
Optum's Tier 1 includes the lowest cash prices that its members will pay, the company said. “I’ve seen firsthand how high prices for insulin and other necessary medications can cause patients to limit or skip doses,” said Patrick Conway, M.D., CEO of Optum Rx, in the release. “...
Optum Rx offers a full spectrum of pharmacy care services that are making drugs more affordable and creating a better experience for consumers, filling more than 1.6 billion adjusted retail, mail and specialty drug prescriptions annually. Optum Rx solutions are rooted in evidence-based clinical guidel...
Pharmacy Passages is an Optum Rx publication listing monthly updates to our standard formularies. For updates specific to health plans and custom drug lists, please check with the member's prescription benefit plan. Pharmacy Passages – For the Select, Premium and Premium Value Formularies August...