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Optum Rx — which includes the pharmacy benefit manager of health care conglomerate UnitedHealth Group — is dropping annual ...

UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx plans to cut up to 25% of its medication reauthorizations. OptumRx will ...

Optum Rx announced on Wednesday that it will eliminate up to 25% of reauthorizations, initially focusing on 80 drugs. | Optum ...

Optum Rx has eliminated prior authorization for almost 70 drugs for chronic diseases, about 10% of its overall pharmacy prior ...

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager under UnitedHealth Group, is set to eliminate prior authorization requirements for ...