UnitedHealthcare pays Optum physicians 17% more than comparable non-Optum physicians, a November study published in Health Affairs found. The study used CMS Payer Price Transparency data, analyzing ...

A new study suggests insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is paying its sister company Optum's physicians more than it pays other providers. | A new study suggests that insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is ...

Researchers said the results suggest UnitedHealth may be sidestepping government rules meant to keep a lid on exorbitant ...

Optum Bank, a part of UnitedHealth Group, administers health accounts and offers electronic payment and processing services for medical care. Launched in 2003 in Salt Lake City, Optum Bank started as ...

Providers increasingly accuse payers of delaying and denying reimbursement for claims. Now, UnitedHealth Group's Optum subsidiary is hoping to change the dynamic through what they claim is a real-time ...

OptumRx will pay $20 million to settle allegations it improperly dispensed some opioid medications, the Justice Department said June 27. The settlement resolves an investigation into if OptumRx ...

EYEWITNESS NEWS is taking a closer look at why the State of Minnesota selected Optum as its third-party auditor for Medicaid ...

Rising prices set by pharmaceutical companies are causing pharmacies across the United States to pay more for many drugs, impacting their ability to maintain high-quality care for patients. Effective ...

Payments for more than a dozen Department of Human Services programs that bill through Medicaid will be on pause for up to three months as an outside firm audits for suspicious billing activity, Gov.

OptumRx, Optum’s pharmacy benefit management company, has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations it improperly filled certain opioid prescriptions, violating the Controlled Substances Act.