Researchers led by a team at Optum examined claims data on nearly 5.3 million person-years from 2016-19 across 20 different measurements and found that patients in accountable care models were 9% ...

It’s time to risk adjust you “Consider us a friend,” says James Yeash, a family medicine doctor at New West Physicians, which is a physician group that UnitedHealth’s Optum bought in 2017.

In their suit, Shanon and William Schmidtknect allege that Optum operates as part of a prescription drug "oligopoly" that controls nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions in the United States.

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx unit made a commitment to pass through 100% of rebates negotiated with drugmakers to the client. UnitedHealth Group's stock was down 5% Thursday after it released its ...

This undated photo provided by Shanon Schmidtknecht shows Cole Schmidtknecht of Appleton, Wis., who died of an asthma attack on Jan. 21, 2024. (Shanon Schmidtknecht via AP) ...

The Eagles lost the NFL championship in 2023 to the Kansas City Chiefs, prompting Hurts, 26, to change his wallpaper to a ...

Shanon and William Schmidtknecht filed a lawsuit against Optum Rx and Walgreens for their son’s asthma-related death on Jan. 21, 2024. The cost of their son’s Advair Diskus inhaler jumped to $500.

Last year saw big and small independent watch brands alike dialling back on mid-century saturated colours, returning to an era where black goes with everything in a nod back to the timelessness that ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated photo provided by Shanon Schmidtknecht shows Cole Schmidtknecht of Appleton, Wis., who died of ...

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

Netflix’s Black Stories collection celebrates Black cinema and culture and allows subscribers to narrow their search if they’re interested in movies from Black creators and stars. However ...

Apple has launched the Black Unity Collection for Black History Month, featuring Apple Watch Sport Loop, Unity Rhythm watch face, and new iPhone wallpapers.