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 ...

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 ...

Patients of Optum-owned medical providers in the Hudson Valley are struggling with inaccurate medical bills, poor customer service and declining quality of care stemming from the national health giant ...

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 ...

Recognizing the ongoing impact of the cyberattack experienced by Change Healthcare/Optum on February 21, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced over the weekend that it ...

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 ...

Update 2/26/24: Our new reporting explains that the attack was conducted by the BlackCat ransomware operation. Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group confirmed that its subsidiary Optum was forced to ...