Optum Rx, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., has increased reimbursement minimums for brand drugs for approximately 2,300 independent pharmacies. The initiative builds on the ...

UnitedHealth-owned Optum Rx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., is launching a new drug pricing model next year meant to make payers’ spending on pharmaceuticals more ...

The massive PBM is pivoting to a cost-based reimbursement model, which it says will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid. Pharmacy groups say that depends on the specifics of Optum Rx’s plan.