UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum plans to lay off 572 workers in New Jersey early next year. In a filing with the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the Minnesota-based company ...

Daniel R. Arnold ([email protected]), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Brent D. Fulton, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. During the past several decades, physicians ...

Optum is introducing AI-powered prior authorization. Optum said the intelligent automation solution delivers timely decisions for providers to reduce delays, speed approvals and reduce repetitive work ...

Optum is rolling out new AI-powered tools that aim to reduce delays associated with prior authorization. The company unveiled two new platforms aimed at streamlining the decision process: Digital Auth ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services business is working on its own turnaround that ...

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx is monitoring three notable drug candidates that might be approved in the next few months, according to its winter 2026 report published Jan. 2. Two of the medications ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has begun “enhanced prepayment review” of Medicaid service programs, according to an update from state officials on Monday. More than 80,000 claims ...

The two biggest stars in pro golf, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, are facing off in the inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games on Wednesday, December 17, in Florida. Here’s everything you need to ...

Optum Care is closing its four primary care offices in South Jersey. The shutdowns are to take effect Dec. 1 at Optum sites in Cherry Hill, Medford, Mount Ephraim and Runnemede. They are part of ...