The Schmidtknechts' lawsuit alleges that the benefits company, Optum RX, owned by UnitedHealth Group, violated Wisconsin law ...

In the lawsuit complaint, Cole's parents, Bil and Shanon Schmidtknecht, allege both OptumRx and Walgreens were negligent and bear responsibility for their son's death. Five days before Cole's ...

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager owned by UnitedHealth Group, placed Journavx on some of its commercial formularies in ...

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The family of Cole Schmidtknecht accuse OptumRx and Walgreens of having a part in their son’s death. As we reported last month, the 22-year-old didn’t have an asthma inhaler when he suffered a ...

The FTC sued Cigna-owned Express Scripts, CVS-owned Caremark and UnitedHealth-owned Optum Rx in September, arguing that the drug middlemen prefer more expensive insulin products because they ...

Vertex's Journavx, a new non-opioid pain drug, lands Tier 3 on Optum Rx formularies. Vertex reports $2.91 billion Q4 sales.

The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...

In a court filing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp denied a request by CVS Health’s CVS Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx for a preliminary ...

APPLETON, Wis. — A Wisconsin couple filed a federal lawsuit against both Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, claiming their son died due to a sudden $500 spike in his ...

This Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens, Optum Rx — alleging 22-year-old son died after sudden $500 price spike on asthma meds. Here’s their case and how to deal with soaring drug costs ...