The PBM plans to stop requiring coverage reauthorization for about 80 drugs, including Vertex’s cystic fibrosis medicines and ...

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager under UnitedHealth Group, is set to eliminate prior authorization requirements for approximately 80 prescription drugs in an effort to simplify access to ...

The massive pharmacy benefit manager plans to stop requiring coverage reauthorizations for roughly 80 drugs used to treat migraines, multiple sclerosis, high cholesterol and more.

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

OptumRx will trim reauthorization requirements ... in cases of long-term safety concerns or potential dosing changes. "The prior authorization program, which I'm responsible for, always goes ...

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

“These changes are part of ongoing efforts to reduce total UnitedHealthcare prior authorization volume ... Medicare Advantage members sued Optum Home & Community in 2023, alleging that the ...

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