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Healthy Living: Senior Resources
Aging - it’s the ultimate inevitability of life. Doing it with awareness and aplomb is such an often talked about concept that we’ve coined the phrase “aging gracefully.”
April 19, 2024
Dr. Preedar Oreggio, regional medical director for Optum, wants Southern California’s senior population to know they are not alone.
Sept. 29, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25 others in regulating the middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, whom many policymakers blame for the soaring cost of prescription drugs.
Sept. 16, 2024
Dr. Donald Rebhun, an internal medicine doctor at Optum, has a friendly-yet-meaningful ask: Please schedule a visit with your doctor.
April 21, 2023
To say 2020 did not begin as expected is a large understatement.
Sept. 28, 2022
From the gloom of restriction, uncertainty and anxieties came rapid, profound change in the operations of healthcare, says Dr. Derek H. Chao, Chief Medical Officer of Optum’s Pacific West region.
April 21, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has offered a reminder that our total health extends beyond just the medical.
Sept. 30, 2021
CVS is cutting costs, Rite Aid’s shelves are empty and Walgreens is closing stores as retail pharmacies across Los Angeles and the country face a challenging retail environment and pressure from insurance company intermediaries.
Aug. 31, 2024
Pharmacy benefit managers were developed to help cut prescription prices. Instead, they’ve become a major driver of higher prices.
July 11, 2024
U.S. stocks rose to records after several big companies delivered better-than-expected profits for the spring.
July 16, 2024