The increase in drug prices has increased the attention on PBMs, and the role they play in drug pricing, both at the federal and state levels
RightwayRx Offers Employers An Alternative to the Big 3 PBMs
Optum Specialty Fusion™ was launched to streamline treatment decision-making for care providers, helping patients get on their therapies faster
Walmart Health was launched to provide affordable, transparent pricing for key health center services for local customers, regardless of insurance status
Point32Health entered into a new, multi-year agreement with OptumRx to provide integrated Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) solutions that will enhance services and deliver improved pricing for Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts Health Plan members
Large insurers are implementing policies requiring health care providers to get provider-administered therapies from specialty pharmacies
The largest specialty pharmacies are owned by organizations that are increasingly integrating their product and service offerings such as CVS Health, Cigna’s Express Scripts, UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx, and Walgreens Boots Alliance/Prime Therapeutics
Optum Frontier Therapies Centers of Excellence (COEs) consist of dedicated teams focused on cell and gene therapy, rare disease drugs and digital therapeutics