December 2, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), Jon Pritchett, Mail Order Pharmacy Accreditation service, OptumRx
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
CARY, N.C. — As economic concerns continue to mount for pharmacies, many providers are looking for ways to reduce expenses while expanding services to meet customer needs. Some organizations are turning to mail order pharmacy services as a solution. To support these pharmacies, Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is launching a Mail Order Pharmacy
October 1, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Genoa Healthcare, OptumRx, UnitedHealth Group
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
MINNETONKA, Minn. — UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that its OptumRx division for pharmacy services is combining operations with Genoa Healthcare, which runs 435 pharmacies in behavioral health centers in 46 states. An unnamed source familiar with the deal, reported that UnitedHealth, which is based here, paid about $2.5 billion to acquire Genoa. OptumRx spokesperson Drew
August 16, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Jon Mahrt, OptumRx, OptumRx home delivery facilities
Pharmacy, Supplier News
CHICAGO — OptumRx is becoming the first major pharmacy care services company to introduce fully sustainable medication packaging that replaces polystyrene, or foam. The new packaging delivers temperature-sensitive specialty and maintenance prescriptions to consumers’ homes while ensuring the safety and quality of the medication remain intact. Eliminating foam commonly used in medication home delivery is
March 13, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Andrew Witty, David Wichmann, GlaxoSmithKline, Larry Renfro, Optum, OptumRx, UnitedHealth Group
Business, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Supplier News
MINNEAPOLIS — Former GlaxoSmithKline plc chief executive officer Sir Andrew Witty has been named CEO of Optum, the health services, technology and pharmacy benefits management unit of health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group. Plans call for Witty to start as Optum CEO on July 1. He takes over from Larry Renfro, vice chair of UnitedHealth Group, who has
November 6, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Adam Fein, Aetna, Amazon, CVS Caremark, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, CVS-Aetna deal, Humana, Larry Merlo, Mark Bertolini, MinuteClinic, OptumRx, Pembroke Consulting, UnitedHealth
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — At presstime The Wall Street Journal along with other news agencies reported that CVS Health will offer more than $200 per share, or about $66 billion, to purchase the health insurance giant Aetna Inc. Anonymous sources cited by WSJ originated the story about a potential CVS-Aetna deal. The possible transaction comes as
September 8, 2017 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
Allscripts, DrFirst, G. Cameron Deemer, Jay Bhattacharyya, OptumRx, PreCheck MyScript, Sam Ho, UnitedHealthcare
CDR Blog
When a doctor prescribes a medication to a patient, neither party wants to be wondering about drug cost and coverage — an all-too-common situation that all too often makes things more difficult for the pharmacist as well. UnitedHealthcare and its OptumRx PBM aim to help reduce that occurrence with PreCheck MyScript, a new online solution
December 12, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Mark Thierer, OptumRx, UnitedHealth Group
2016, Issue 12-12-2016, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy is partnering with OptumRx, the PBM subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, to boost convenience and lower costs for consumers and clients while improving outcomes. The two companies will offer employers a new pharmacy network program providing eligible OptumRx members the option to fill 90-day prescriptions at prices equal to home delivery
November 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Mark Thierer, OptumRx, UnitedHealth Group
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I., and CHICAGO — UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx aims to bring more prescription drug and pharmacy care options to clients and members through a new partnership with CVS Pharmacy. The companies said Tuesday that they will offer employers a new pharmacy network solution enabling eligible OptumRx members to fill 90-day prescriptions at the more than
November 11, 2016 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
Adam Fein, CVS Caremark, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Drug Channels, Drug Channels Institute, Maintenance Choice, OptumRx, Pembroke Consulting, pharmacy industry, Prime Therapeutics, Tricare, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
CDR Blog
CVS Health’s scaled-back 2017 guidance, given in its third-quarter report this week, spotlights an intensifying competitive battle with rival Walgreens Boots Alliance. CVS reported that for fiscal 2017 it expects to lose over 40 million retail prescriptions due to marketplace changes, notably narrower retail pharmacy networks excluding CVS Pharmacy drug stores. The announcement sent CVS
April 4, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Adam Fein, Alex Gourlay, Drug Channels Institute, Larry Renfro, OptumRx, PBMs, Pembroke Consulting, pharmacy care, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 04-04-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is partnering with OptumRx to create a new pharmacy benefit to meet consumers’ changing prescription drug needs and help employers, health plans and their members achieve better health outcomes and greater cost savings. OptumRx is UnitedHealth Group’s freestanding pharmacy care services business, managing more than a billion prescriptions annually. Through a
March 25, 2016 by CDR Blog
Adam Fein, AmerisourceBergen, Drug Channels Institute, OptumRx, Pembroke Consulting, Rite Aid, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
CDR Blog
The presence of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) across the pharmacy care sector continues to broaden and deepen. Over two days earlier this month, WBA unveiled an integrated pharmacy offering with PBM OptumRx and then announced that it’s boosting its equity stake in drug distributor AmerisourceBergen. The highlight of the offering with OptumRx is that members
March 17, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Larry Renfro, OptumRx, PBM, pharmacy benefit manager, pharmacy care, prescription drug services, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Walgreens and pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx are collaborating on an an integrated pharmacy care solution that blends attributes of in-store and mail-order prescription drug services. The companies said Thursday that OptumRx members enrolled in the program will get the option to fill 90-day prescriptions at home delivery co-payment levels at
November 9, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Adam Fein, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, Jublia, OptumRx, Pembroke Consulting, Philidor Rx Services, Solodyn, Valeant Pharmaceuticals
2015, Issue 11-09-2015, Issues, News
NEW YORK — After CVS Caremark and two other pharmacy benefit managers announced that they are terminating mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services LLC from their networks, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it would also sever ties with Philidor. Philidor has been accused of bolstering sales of products made by the Canadian-based drug manufacturer Valeant. Joining CVS
March 30, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Catamaran Corp., Larry Renfro, Mark Thierer, Optum, OptumRx, PBM, pharmacy benefit management, Timothy Wicks, UnitedHealth Group
Business, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
NEW YORK and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Reflecting the ongoing consolidation in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) sector, UnitedHealth Group plans to acquire Catamaran Corp. in a deal valued at $12.8 billion. The companies said Monday that Catamaran would integrated into OptumRx, UnitedHealth’s freestanding pharmacy care services business and part of its Optum health services unit.