Hello, and welcome to a health podocy. I'm your host, Rob Lott. It was the 2009. The Black Eyed Peas boom boom pow topped the pop charts. A young president, Barack Obama, was just getting settled in ...

Optum Bank, a part of UnitedHealth Group, administers health accounts and offers electronic payment and processing services for medical care. Launched in 2003 in Salt Lake City, Optum Bank started as ...

OptumRx, Optum’s pharmacy benefit management company, has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations it improperly filled certain opioid prescriptions, violating the Controlled Substances Act.

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 ...

A recent audit of healthcare giant Optum, revealed it may have violated Mississippi law, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported Nov. 8. 1. The audit uncovered over 75,000 instances wherein ...

Optum Rx has signaled a shift to a cost-based pharmacy reimbursement model that's intended to have pharmacies pay more for brand-name drugs and less for generics. The model will reduce variation in ...