Pharmacy Insights Podcast
Episodes
The State of Diabetes Care
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off the fifth season of the Pharmacy Insights Podcast, new host Dr. John Wig, Chief Clinical Officer for Optum Rx, welcomes American Diabetes ...
Revolutionizing pharmacy with AI and Advanced Technologies
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The speed at which the use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence are reshaping pharmacy benefits is only increasing. As we look at ...
The Impact of AI on Today's Pharmacy Benefits
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The use of artificial intelligence has exploded into the public consciousness in recent years. While people are becoming more accustomed to the presen...
The Big Picture on Pharmacy
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we exit the first quarter of the 21st century, what are the big trends defining prescription drugs and how pharmacy benefits are administered? On t...
New solutions to help bend the cost curve
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The array of challenges faced by sponsors of the pharmacy benefit are constantly evolving. To help plan sponsors get a sense of the emerging options a...
The State of Pharmacy Regulations
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pharmacy Benefit Managers have long been subject to a broad array of regulatory requirements. Yet, a flurry of new legislation and rulemaking has emer...
Biosimilars boom: The next era of adoption
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Pharmacy Insights podcast, host Scott Draeger welcomes Optum Rx SVP of Industry Relations, Jamey Millar and Optum Rx SVP of f...
Connections that count: Redefining the PBM experience
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While the operational side of the pharmacy care services business rarely garners headlines, the efforts of operations teams are vital to making prescr...
The New Drugs Plan Sponsors Need to Watch For
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Scott Draeger welcomes Optum Rx Vice President of Trend Insights & Analytics Michelle Kamprath and Optum Rx Senior Director of Drug Pipeline & Su...
Preparing For the Gene Therapy Era
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gene therapies represent a true revolution in the way certain genetic diseases are treated. They are also the most expensive drugs in history. In th...
Making the Invisible Visible: Why Health Equity Matters
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Affording everyone a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health is an ongoing challenge. To better understand the issue, Optu...
How Choice and Transparency are Changing the PBM Industry
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As increasingly expensive medications continue to enter the market and questions about prescription drug affordability become everyday topics of conve...
The Seismic Shift in Weight Loss Medicines
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most pronounced changes in the pharmacy landscape over the past year has been the rapid emergence of a new class of medications for weight ...
What you can and can’t expect from biosimilars.
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Sr. Vice President, Optum Rx Clinical and Formulary Services, Savitha Vivian. Long established in Europe, biosimilar alternatives to popular an...