Pharmacy benefit manager Optum Rx will increase reimbursement minimums for brand-name drugs for about 2,300 independent pharmacies around the country – those that are not affiliated with a pharmacy ...

Optum Rx is shifting its payment models to better meet the needs of pharmacies and consumers, the pharmacy benefit manager announced Thursday. The company said it will shift to a cost-based model, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

More than 50 independent pharmacies have filed a class action lawsuit against OptumRx, alleging the major pharmacy benefit manager failed to adhere to pharmacy claims reimbursement laws. The ...