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Optum study: Accountable Medicare Advantage models reduce admissions, ER visits
Researchers led by a team at Optum examined claims data on nearly 5.3 million person-years from 2016-19 across 20 different measurements and found that patients in accountable care models were 9% ...
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The first shot taken at Medicaid, and Optum’s wellness visit ad
It’s time to risk adjust you “Consider us a friend,” says James Yeash, a family medicine doctor at New West Physicians, which is a physician group that UnitedHealth’s Optum bought in 2017.
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Mother Says Her Son Died After UnitedHealth Jacked the Price of His Inhaler From $66 to $539
In their suit, Shanon and William Schmidtknect allege that Optum operates as part of a prescription drug "oligopoly" that controls nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions in the United States.
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
This undated photo provided by Shanon Schmidtknecht shows Cole Schmidtknecht of Appleton, Wis., who died of an asthma attack on Jan. 21, 2024. (Shanon Schmidtknecht via AP) ...
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated photo provided by Shanon Schmidtknecht shows Cole Schmidtknecht of Appleton, Wis., who died of ...
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“Fork found in kitchen” — Netizens react to UnitedHealth reportedly overcharging cancer patients by 1000%
increased the prices of essential specialty drugs through its PBM (pharmacy benefit manager), Optum Rx. By taking advantage of the hidden pricing methods, Optum Rx, CVS Caremark, and Express Scripts ...