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Specialty Pharmacy Management for health plan partners

We take an integrated approach to controlling specialty costs by managing across both benefits and creating a seamless patient experience.

Integrated solutions for better outcomes

We take a proactive approach to managing your specialty spend. Our goal is to help you achieve better outcomes. It starts with:

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Foundation of excellence

We improve performance with advanced analytics, clinical expertise and technology.

Pharmacy benefit

We apply pharmacy levers to address specialty utilization and cost.

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Medical benefit

We lower medical spend by applying a pharmacy management approach.

Connected providers

We link pharmacists and care teams to enhance patient and provider value.

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Redirecting costs through site of care

Where a member gets therapy is critical for both cost and care. See how the Specialty Redirection Program can help.

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Gene therapy: Big potential, big prices

New strategies are needed as revolutionary, but costly therapies emerge.

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The big picture on cancer

As new therapies arrive, oncology spending is projected to increase over 50% by 2025.

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Solutions

Unlocking the future of specialty innovation

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Optum Specialty Compass

See how our personalized specialty expertise and custom analytics platform helps clients find the right solutions to reduce specialty trend.

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Carving out specialty pharmacy

By integrating specialty management, clients can lower their spend by up to $16 PMPM.

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Specialty Medication Optimization

Three programs are working together to stabilize price variations and to reduce costs of infused medications.

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