Vertex Newly Approved Pain Treatment Lands Higher Cost Tier 3 Placement In UnitedHealth's Optum Rx Formularies
Vertex's Journavx, a new non-opioid pain drug, lands Tier 3 on Optum Rx formularies. Vertex reports $2.91 billion Q4 sales.
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Vertex’s new pain drug gets first coverage nod from major insurer
Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager owned by UnitedHealth Group, placed Journavx on some of its commercial formularies in ...
Express Scripts, Caremark, Optum Rx plan to appeal effort to block FTC lawsuit
The “Big Three” PBMs are kicking their suit up to the 8th Circuit and, in the meantime, are once again asking a Missouri district judge to halt the FTC’s administrative case against them.
Vertex Pharma drops as UnitedHealth offers Tier 3 coverage for new pain medicine
Vertex Pharma (VRTX) stock slips as UnitedHealth (UNH) offers its pain drug Journavx Tier 3 coverage, setting a rivalry with ...
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OptumRX responds to Wisconsin family’s lawsuit for asthma death
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 ...
Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets some UnitedHealth coverage
The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...
Vertex non-opioid pain drug picked up by UnitedHealth
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ (VRTX) non-opioid pain drug Journavx was picked up by UnitedHealth’s (UNH) Optum on “Tier 3.” The insurer said, ...
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Company says family of Wisconsin man who died after inhaler price jumped have no grounds to sue
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 ...
I’m a healthcare CEO who has fought medication middlemen. Then my daughter’s condition made it personal.
My 19-year-old daughter required a treatment prescribed by her doctor. Even with my professional expertise, her doctor and I ...
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 ...
His parents have now filed a lawsuit against both the pharmacy benefits-management company and Walgreens, claiming they are responsible for their son's death. The Schmidtknechts' ...