In January 2024, 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to Walgreens to fill a prescription for an asthma inhaler. He was told ...

Optum saw 4 million less consumers 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. "One area that ...

Dr. Amandajo Sanders knew changes were likely when, in 2020, health care colossus Optum purchased the Eugene medical group where she worked. She never suspected that Optum’s reboot of the Oregon ...

His parents have now filed a lawsuit against both the pharmacy benefits-management company and Walgreens, claiming they are responsible for their son's death. The Schmidtknechts' ...

A major Lane County health care provider owned by the controversial Optum Inc. is informing an untold number of patients that it will no longer treat them. In letters, Oregon Medical Group is ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents ...

According to reports, U.S. pharmacies are seeing major disruptions following a purported nation-state attack against Change Healthcare, a unit within UnitedHealth’s Optum subsidiary. A ...

Heather Cianfrocco became chief executive officer of Optum in April 2024, after serving in various leadership positions at Optum, including president, CEO of Optum Rx, CEO for Optum’s Health ...

Bengaluru-based banking tech unicorn Zeta has secured $50 Mn (INR 434.3 Cr) in a fresh funding round from Optum at a valuation of $2 Bn. “Zeta’s mission to be a trusted partner to financial ...