Stories by Caitlin Owens

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  1 day ago

  A blueprint for Trump to address drug prices

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  The America First Policy Institute — the think tank founded and staffed by Trump officials to advance his vision for the country — has written a new …

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  2 days ago

  Optum is changing the way it pays pharmacies

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  OptumRx is changing the way it pays pharmacies, reimbursing them more for branded drugs and less for generics, the company announced. Why it matters: …

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  3 days ago

  Optum to drop prior authorization requirement for dozens of drugs

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  Optum Rx — which includes the pharmacy benefit manager of health care conglomerate UnitedHealth Group — is dropping annual reauthorization …

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  4 days ago

  UnitedHealth Group "thrilled" to have Medicare Advantage conversation

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  UnitedHealth Group is bracing for scrutiny from the Trump administration over the way it and other Medicare Advantage insurers bill the government, …

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  Changes loom for how Medicare pays doctors

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  Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate today, where lawmakers will consider his nomination to be administrator of Medicare and Medicaid. Here's what I'm …

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  Scoop: White House pulls CDC director nomination

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  The White House is withdrawing the nomination of Dave Weldon to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), per a source …