The PBM is pivoting to a cost-based reimbursement model, which it says will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid.

Optum Rx is shifting its payment models to better meet the needs of pharmacies and consumers, the pharmacy benefit manager ...

Optum Rx's new cost-based program uses an internal algorithm that leverages multiple available industry data sources, such as ...

Optum Rx will align payment models more closely to the costs pharmacies may face due to manufacturing pricing actions effective immediately and with full implementation by January ...

Optum Rx — one of the top three PBMs in the United States — said it will shift to a reimbursement model that will pay pharmacies outside its pharmacy network an amount equal to the acquisition ...

Inc. (EPN), a Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization representing over 1,000 independent pharmacies across the U.S., has partnered with Optum Rx to pursue a cost-based reimbursement model.

Optum Rx said it will similarly transition client arrangements such as employer and health plan customers - to ensure transparency and greater alignment to drug costs. It has already started ...

Optum Rx is shifting to a new pharmacy reimbursement model that should result ... It’s the latest move from a major drug middleman to reform how pharmacies are paid amid widespread criticism ...

Rising prices set by pharmaceutical companies are causing pharmacies across the United States to pay more for many drugs, impacting their ability to maintain high-quality care for patients.