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  2. UnitedHealth to remove AbbVie's Humira from some US drug ...

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    UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday it will remove AbbVie’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira from some of its lists of preferred drugs for reimbursement as of Jan. 1, 2025, and ...

  3. When the Cost of His Asthma Inhaler Went Up $500, His ... - AOL

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    Optum Rx's previous statement continued, "Optum Rx also has available clinically appropriate options and formulary information when a medication is not covered on formulary, including Advair ...

  4. 22-Year-Old With Chronic Asthma Died After Inhaler Price Went ...

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    According to the lawsuit, OptumRx, a company that acts as a middleman between pharmacies, insurance plans and drug companies, updated its 2024 formulary stating that a patient using Advair Diskus ...

  5. Pharmacy benefit management - Wikipedia

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    As of 2023, PBMs managed pharmacy benefits for 275 million Americans and the three largest PBMs in the US, CVS Caremark, Cigna Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx, make up about 80% of the market share covering about 270 million people [4] [5] with a market of almost $600 billion in 2024. [6]

  6. Formulary (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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    A formulary is a list of pharmaceutical drugs, often decided upon by a group of people, for various reasons such as insurance coverage or use at a medical facility. [1] Traditionally, a formulary contained a collection of formulas for the compounding and testing of medication (a resource closer to what would be referred to as a pharmacopoeia ...

  7. Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to ...

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    Updated February 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM. APPLETON, Wis. ... The complaint claims OptumRx's 2024 formulary, which is a list of medications covered by insurance, only listed coverage of two newer ...

  8. Optum - Wikipedia

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    Optum was formed as a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group in 2011 by merging UnitedHealth Group’s existing pharmacy and care delivery services into the single Optum brand, comprising three main businesses: OptumHealth, OptumInsight and OptumRx. [2] In 2017, Optum accounted for 44 percent of UnitedHealth Group's profits. [3]

  9. Wisconsin man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according ...

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    In a statement to ABC News, Optum Rx said that Schmidtknecht filled a generic Albuterol prescription, an inhaler used to stop asthma attacks, on Jan. 10, 2024, with a $5 copay, adding that the ...