Optum Rx — which includes the pharmacy benefit manager of health care conglomerate UnitedHealth Group — is dropping annual reauthorization requirements for 80 drugs, which will eliminate more ...

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) announced Wednesday its pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, would eliminate up to 25% of ...

As a long-practicing local physician and leader at Optum Medical Care in New York, I want to address questions raised by Rep. Pat Ryan and express my commitment to providing high quality medical ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Optum. The American Medical Association (AMA) is seeking answers from Optum after reports from physicians indicated that ...

In the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the American Medical Association is calling on Optum to adopt a more flexible approach to loan repayment for affected physicians. Here are five things ...

The American Medical Association is pressing Optum to avoid using a “one-size-fits-all” loan repayment approach with providers following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in ...

In early April, a community inquiry regarding the quality and accessibility to Optum-owned health care facilities showed “deeply troubling” results, Ryan said. Optum is a UnitedHealthcare ...

Optum Medical Care in New York acknowledges issues raised in a report by Rep. Pat Ryan and is working on improvements. Focus areas include provider recruitment and access, faster call center ...