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The Pharmacy Insights Podcast tackles the industry challenges you care about most and gives you the solutions to control rising drug costs.
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Breakthrough treatments for menopause, Alzheimer’s and hemophilia
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Connect your patients to funds and support with FundFinder
Help your patients afford their medications and connect to funds from charitable organizations with FundFinder.
Tools for coping with depression
If you feel you’re struggling with depression, these tools are a starting point to help.
Specialty Pharmacy 101
Specialty pharmacies deliver high-touch services to help patients stay adherent to treatment plans and live healthier lives.
Regulatory developments in pharmacy 2022, 2023
We discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, the drug pricing executive order and other federal and state regulations passed in 2022. We also look ahead to 2023.
Quick-reference oncology drug guide
This interactive guide makes it easy for prescribers to find the drug information they need to get patients started on their therapy.
4 new drugs to watch this year
Breakthrough treatments for menopause, Alzheimer's and hemophilia are coming.
A better path to managing specialty
Learn the actions you can take today to better manage spend and trend while finding the right care for those who need it most
Reality check: New drugs will cost more
The trend toward complex biologic drugs continues.
Inflammatory conditions: Trends, pipeline, management strategies
Hear leaders discuss trends for inflammatory conditions and gain insights on how the market is changing with a deep dive on pipeline, biosimilars, and care management strategies.
Celebrating American Pharmacists Month
Hear from 5 pharmacists on how they’re advancing patient care.
New rules to watch: Summer 2022
How the work of national and local lawmakers will impact you.
Breaking through vaccine fatigue: Top 4 reasons to get yours
New flu and Covid bugs are coming. Time to boost your immunity.
5 approaches to address prescription affordability
Watch our On-Demand webinar to learn about 5 key solutions designed to attack the affordability challenges your members face head on.
Pharmacy Insights Podcast
Listen to our resident experts discuss critical industry challenges and the solutions you need to control rising drug costs.
Keeping your data secure is mission critical
See how we help prevent costly, disruptive cyberattacks.
3 new drugs to watch this fall
As the year begins to close, we highlight three essential pipeline drugs with an expected U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision this fall.
3 ways to deal with escalating drug costs
Innovations custom built for today’s specialty challenges.
Fighting the tide of opioid overdose
The rate of drug overdose death involving opioids has spiked. See how Optum is the first in the industry to demonstrate expertise in opioid management.
4 key forces shaping the future of pharmacy
These emerging trends will help define the road ahead.
Building new possibilities for infusion care
How we are exceeding the evolving needs of the home parenteral nutrition market
Biosimilars explained: 5 questions you’ve been asking
Get prepared for more biosimilars to come to market.
Will these 4 new drugs re-shape the market?
Get the latest in this quarter’s Drug Pipeline Insights Report.
Four myths: Carving out specialty pharmacy
Integrating specialty pharmacy means better care, lower costs.
Drug pricing spotlight: Wound care
Combat against brand name products costing 125 times more.
Smart formulary management
Developing and managing formularies that bring clinical and financial value
Case study: 5/5 satisfaction on implementation
OptumRx earns 100% implementation score from City of Toledo
Creating connections through partnerships
Hear from an Optum Rx client on how we're partnering together for everyone we serve.
Case Study: Advanced Pharmacy Audit Services
How a health plan saved more than $1 million
Navigating ‘The Great Resignation’
A Q&A about workforce trends, obstacles and solutions
3 ways CRISPR will change the drug world
Pharmaceutical industry finding novel uses for gene editing tools
Newest regulations impacting pharmacy
View the recent activity at both the state and federal level.
Responsible Use of Artificial intelligence
By harnessing technology’s potential responsibly, we can better promote more equitable health outcomes.
Controlling the unprecedented costs of gene therapies
See how you can leverage cost benefits from gene therapy.
Hemophilia: Extremely rare, extremely expensive
Better management strategies and new treatments emerge
Managing diabetes gains an 8:1 return on investment
Learn how a third-party administrator’s client improved health outcomes and lowered costs.
How to eliminate prescription waste
Achieve savings by targeting expensive, low-value drugs.
Optum Rx Customer Obsession Video
How one Optum Rx employee made the system work better for everyone
How to manage medication overload
Hear from a leader's perspective on how to manage polypharmacy.
Don't Pay 5000% More for Commonly Available Generic Drugs
This widespread practice costs plans millions.
Will Diabetes Drugs Help Us Tackle Obesity?
Discover four things to know about new uses of GLP-1 drugs.
How a client avoided $109M in pharmacy costs
View the Optum Rx Drug Pipeline Insights Report for 2022.
A new approach to rising specialty costs
See how contracting with medical providers can reduce drug costs
The big picture on cancer
How high cost oncology drugs are changing specialty pharmacy.
Specialty drug prices giving you sticker shock?
See how Specialty Compass defuses exploding drug costs.
5 questions: Optum Rx chief pharmacy officer
Michael Einodshofer addresses the risks, challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
How our medication packaging helps the planet
New packaging saves CO2, water, energy, and plastic waste.
4 steps to limit infusion drug costs
Specialty drugs account for over half of all drug spending
Personalized care: Focusing on the member
Hear from OptumRx chief of operations, Jon Mahrt
How the pandemic has changed pharmacy care
Learn how COVID-19 has accelerated the rise of home and virtual care.
Reducing disparities in care and outcomes
Achieving health equity is a community-wide effort.
The New Model Of Personalized Care
Predictive analytics improves user experience and outcomes.
Taking the Pain Out of Prior Authorization
How we are revamping the prescribing process
Which Rules Will Impact Pharmacy in 2023?
2023 is already a busy year for pharmacy regulation. Read about the latest regulations that could impact you and your pharmacy benefit plan.
Unlocking the promise of personal medicine
See how a peek at your genes enables more precise prescribing.
Outlook on oncology 2023
See how emerging trends, including a global pandemic, are reshaping the landscape of oncology care and medication.
Gene therapy: Big potential, big prices
New strategies needed as revolutionary but costly therapies emerge.
Optum Specialty Pharmacy & Optum Infusion Pharmacy Appeals
When patients are denied access to medications and treatments they need, the Optum Specialty Pharmacy and Optum Infusion Pharmacy Appeals Team is here to help
Case study: Strategic formulary changes
How a third-party administrator helped clients save $6.49 PMPM.
5 questions: Premium Value formulary
Hear from OptumRx SVP of clinical & formulary services
4 more psoriasis drugs on the way
Psoriasis costs up 40% in 5 years. Will these drugs help?
How to control drug costs without compromising care
Explore three principles driving better pharmacy benefit decisions.
Addressing pharmacy issues that matter to you
From specialty pharmacy to drug affordability, our experts tackle your biggest pharmacy challenges.
3 new first-in-class therapies coming
See how innovation is driving the latest product development.
Specialty and Weight Loss Webinar
Hear how weight loss drugs are shaping traditional and specialty spend.
GLP-1 agonists: A new class of weight loss medications
In this conversation, discover how new weight loss drugs like Wegovy are changing obesity management and their connection to diabetes.
Biosimilars to save billions in this decade
Prices for popular brand-name biologics drop up to 60% with generic-equivalent biosimilars.
Empowering clients with more choice and transparency
Helping make prescription drugs more affordable for plan sponsors and the members we serve is a universal focus.
Executive series: Health Care Workforce Crisis
Get strategy, insight and resources to create an enterprise-wide health care workforce strategy.
Orphan drugs market: Can we afford them?
We examine key questions around orphan drugs such as why they're so expensive, how they're being used and what plan sponsors should do next.
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