Weight management solutions
What to consider about weight loss drugs
Get the most from these pricey new obesity drugs by choosing the right coverage strategy and helping your members build lifelong habits.
Latest thought leadership
Pharmacy Insights Podcast
Resident experts discuss critical industry challenges and solutions
Drugs to watch
See the latest drugs coming to market and learn how they'll impact you
Webinars
Our experts address pharmacy challenges in upcoming and on demand webinars
Regulatory updates
Stay up-to-date on what’s happening in pharmacy legislation
Insights
Connect your patients to funds and support with FundFinder
Help your patients afford their medications and connect to funds from charitable organizations with FundFinder.
Specialty Pharmacy 101
Specialty pharmacies deliver high-touch services to help patients stay adherent to treatment plans and live healthier lives.
Rules impacting pharmacy: Summer 2023 legislative sessions
Learn what's at stake as the Senate considers PBM legislation.
Regulations to watch: Spring 2024
Get the latest on legislation impacting PBM operations.
Summer: Fast action for postpartum and depression
New drugs for postpartum depression, dermatitis and blindness are coming.
Defining the future of alternate-site infusion pharmacy care
Optum tackles the many issues infusion pharmacy care faces as it serves vulnerable patients with acute needs and complex conditions.
Optum Neurology Center of Excellence
When you work with the Optum Neurology Center of Excellence, we provide helpful resources so you can spend more time with your patients.
Regulations to watch: Fall 2023
Learn what's at stake as the PBM legislation advances on Capitol Hill.
Alternative funding: Real savings or problems?
See how much "free" drugs will actually cost you.
3 ways to deal with escalating drug costs
Innovations custom built for today’s specialty challenges.
3 steps to slash medication costs
This is your guide to reducing your health care spending.
Optum Rx Drug Pipeline Insights Reports
Read the most recent quarterly reports on new drugs coming down the pipeline.
Pharmacy Insights Podcast
Listen to our resident experts discuss critical industry challenges and the solutions you need to control rising drug costs.
4 key forces shaping the future of pharmacy
These emerging trends will help define the road ahead.
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
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
Creating connections through partnerships
Hear from an Optum Rx client on how we're partnering together for everyone we serve.
How to manage medication overload
Hear from a leader's perspective on how to manage polypharmacy.
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.
Case Study: Advanced Pharmacy Audit Services
How a health plan saved more than $1 million
Population health management best practices
Learn about industry players in the population health management (PHM) market and what to look for in a best-in-class solution.
Redefining the prior authorization process
How we are revamping the prescribing process
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
Unlocking the promise of personal medicine
See how a peek at your genes enables more precise prescribing.
Addressing pharmacy issues that matter to you
From specialty pharmacy to drug affordability, our experts tackle your biggest pharmacy challenges.
Specialty vs. retail pharmacy
Specialty medications require high-touch support. Learn more about what sets specialty pharmacy apart from retail.
Personalized care: Focusing on the member
Hear from Optum Rx chief of operations, Jon Mahrt
5 questions: Premium Value formulary
Hear from OptumRx SVP of clinical & formulary services
How to control drug costs without compromising care
Explore three principles driving better pharmacy benefit decisions.
What to consider about weight loss drugs
Get the most from these pricey new obesity drugs by choosing the right coverage strategy and helping your members build lifelong habits.
Winter: First big drugs for 2024
New treatments for NASH, schizophrenia and more are on the way.
Using data to improve health equity
Together, we can identify disparities and take steps toward health equity for all Americans.
The new drugs plan sponsors need to watch for
See which trends to consider when assessing the pharmacy benefit, which new drugs may be flying under the radar and what's coming.
Weighty issue: How to contain GLP-1 costs
Get strategies for handling the new anti-obesity medications.
Pharmacy Network Strategy
Our full-spectrum pharmacy services are designed to provide affordable access to prescription medications and therapies.
Regulatory updates with Optum Rx
Stay up-to-date on what’s happening in pharmacy legislation.
Advancing health equity: How Optum Rx Is overcoming challenges
Thought leaders discuss the intentional vigilance needed to overcome obstacles impeding better access to health care for all.
Experts agree: PBMs add value, lower costs
PBMs don’t cause high drug costs — they’re part of the solution. Our drug prices beat the “low cost” vendors.
3 ways to address vaccine fatigue
Learn about researched vaccine messaging themes and important steps you can take to promote critical vaccinations for members.
How to manage blockbuster anti-obesity drugs
The pricey weight management drugs work well, but users need coaching and support to maintain the benefits.
Support for immunology providers
When you work with the Optum® Autoimmune (AI) and Gastroenterology (GI) Center of Excellence, you’ll have access to therapy-specific tools and resources to get your patients with AI/GI conditions started on therapy quickly and efficiently.
Gene therapies: Can we afford the future of medicine?
Learn how to manage financial risk as gene therapies become more commonplace.
5 trends that defined pharmacy in 2023
See which trends are shaping the present and future of pharmacy care services.
New hope for neurological conditions
Learn how a holistic model enhances multiple sclerosis care.
Health Equity Vision Into Action Report
Learn how identifying and addressing disparities in health care allows everyone to live their healthiest life.
Fall 2023: Exciting advances for sickle cell, chronic obesity, Alzheimer’s
See potential cures for sickle cell and new help for chronic obesity and Alzheimer’s, along with how they work and how much they cost.
Transforming the pharmacy industry with transparency
Hear how the industry’s most transparent and independent Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee evaluates drugs for the Optum Rx formulary.
What’s changing the PBM industry?
In this conversation, learn from Optum Rx thought leaders on how access, affordability and transparency have become imperatives for pharmacy benefit management.
Alzheimer's treatment: Time for a level-set?
See success rates, risks and costs of the new Alzheimer’s treatments.
The secret to lowering the total cost of care
Rising pharmacy costs concern everyone. Managing the underlying health conditions behind each prescription is key to addressing these high costs.
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.
Biosimilars to save billions in this decade
Prices for popular brand-name biologics drop up to 60% with generic-equivalent biosimilars.
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.
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.
Rising expectations among health care consumers
Learn about the growing expectations people have for their health care experience and how to improve the consumer journey.
How to push back on 3 key pharmacy headwinds
Innovative formulary structures and clinical programs can help plan sponsors meet the challenge of expensive orphan, biologic and GLP-1 drugs.
How health care leaders should be re-evaluating experiences of an aging population
Discover how to effectively serve aging populations with strategies and technology that meet their consumer preferences.
Rethinking the health care payment process
Explore 4 strategies to streamline billing and payment systems and to create a better experience for health care consumers.
Connections that count: Redefining the PBM experience
Hear from experts on better ways to simplify the complex health care experience through impactful innovation.
Buyer's guide to RCM services
Buyer's guide from Everest Group offers insights into RCM partnership models and advice to future-proof your RCM operations.
2024 Annual Health Care Trends Report
Get expert analysis for C-suite health care leaders on the forces driving change. Explore challenges, what to watch and how to move forward.
Regulations to watch: Fall 2024
An assessment of the latest rules impacting PBMs from state and federal legislation.
The new digital landscape
Explore the five key components of a good digital health care experience to meet rising consumer expectations.
Specialty drugs: Not just set and forget?
For optimizing specialty drug therapy, monitoring patients throughout their care is key to cost-effective use of high-cost drugs.
Taking the paper out of member communications
Discover how digital communications can increase member engagement and lower the cost of care.
New innovative treatments for hemophilia B, RSV, COPD
Cutting-edge research in gene therapy, mRNA editing and blood enzymes pays off with powerful new advances for these drug classes.
C-suite research report: Consumer-centric health care
Examine the acceleration toward consumer-centric care with insights from health care leaders — and what that means for your strategic plan.
New options to treat schizophrenia, COPD
A clever combination drug offers new help for schizophrenia with reduced side effects, while Dupixent expands its footprint to COPD.
Get immediate savings on specialty drugs
Specialty drug spend is a "top threat" to employer-provided benefits. Discover sustainable savings with your existing Optum Rx plan.
Preparing your plan for the GLP-1 era
After revolutionizing care for diabetes and weight loss, GLP-1 drugs are being eyed more. Can we afford it?
Autoimmune, oncology, diabetes and obesity rule drug spending
Many patients combined with expensive drugs leads to top spending classes.
Outlook on oncology 2024
See how emerging trends, including a global pandemic, are reshaping the landscape of oncology care and medication.
Building the PBM of the future
Creating solutions plan sponsors need today to tackle tomorrow’s pharmacy challenges.
Eliminating surprises in pharmacy spend
Old strategies and new drugs don’t mix. Future-proof your plan and get better predictability with new specialty pricing models.
The latest PBM regulations: Summer 2024
Get your guide to the evolving health care regulatory landscape and see what’s coming as lawmakers debate 600+ new bills impacting PBMs.