Organization
UnitedHealth Group
Owner of the Optum Rx pharmacy benefit manager.
See FTC insulin case against the three largest PBMs and Pharmacy benefit manager market shares, 2025.
Connections 2
involved in
- FTC insulin case against the three largest PBMs Optum Rx: the FTC paused the case in June 2026 to consider a proposed consent agreement; terms not read Scholarship & press 1
- Pharmacy benefit manager market shares, 2025 Optum Rx Scholarship & press 2
Proof 2 sources
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UnitedHealth, FTC reach proposed settlement in insulin case, Healthcare Dive, 12 Jun 2026.
Scholarship & press
The FTC is pausing the case against UnitedHealth’s PBM Optum Rx and its group purchasing organization Emisar.
CVS’ Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx have denied the agency’s allegations.
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The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2025: Market Share and Key Industry Developments (rerun), Drug Channels, 9 Jun 2026.
Scholarship & press
For 2025, 80% of all equivalent prescription claims were processed by three companies: the CVS Caremark business of CVS Health, the Express Scripts business of Cigna, and the Optum Rx business of UnitedHealth Group.
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