Wisconsin family sues over son’s fatal asthma attack, blames rising cost of inhaler
The suit comes exactly one year after 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht died from cardiac arrest after suffering a severe asthma ...
UnitedHealth Group shrinks urgent care business
UnitedHealth Group has quietly but significantly scaled back its MedExpress urgent care business, with all locations now ...
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Optum Rx commits to passing through 100% of drug rebates, Witty says
Jan. 16 at 1:45 p.m. ETUnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx unit made a commitment to pass through 100% of rebates negotiated with ...
The FTC Finds United Health’s OptumRX Is Engaged In Widespread Price Gouging
The Federal Trade Commision (FTC) found prescription benefits managers like UnitedHealth's OptumRX have gained $7.3B from ...
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Why Optum's patient count dropped by 4 million
Optum saw 4 million less patients in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company focuses on a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care.
UnitedHealth: Challenging Times Trigger A Contrarian Buy Opportunity
Discover why UnitedHealth Group (UNH) could present a double-digit capital appreciation opportunity despite market pessimism ...
UnitedHealth Group 2024 Profits Hit $14 Billion Despite Cyberattack, Rising Costs
UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider ...
FTC finds middlemen inflate specialty generic drug prices by billions of dollars
Pharmacy benefit managers, which serve as the middlemen between drug makers, insurers and pharmacies, reaped $7.3 billion in ...
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FTC slams PBMs for boosting specialty drug prices at the expense of the U.S. health care system
For the second time in less than a year, the FTC has released a highly critical report of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs.
FTC report shows $7.3 billion in drug price inflation by leading pharmacy benefit managers
From 2017 to 2022, the companies marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent, netting them $7.3 billion in revenue.
MedCity News5d
Healthcare Leaders Support FTC’s Second Report on PBMs, While PBMs Criticize Findings
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The report ...
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Percipio Health raises $16M for smartphone patient monitoring
The company has developed technology that uses patients’ smartphones to deliver data and insights to clinicians and payers.