News about our plans, authorizations, coding, billing, formularies and more.
Recent news
May 6: Register now for our June 11 pharmacy updates webinar
April 28: Drug changes coming July 1 for commercial group and individual members
April 27: Notice of Admission required for hospital inpatient admissions starting Aug. 1
April 27: Reminder: the standard authorization turnaround time is seven days
April 23: 2026 HIDE-SNP and D-SNP Model of Care training is now required for Medicare and Medicaid providers
April 21: Register now for our May 21 billing & coding webinar
April 16: Temporary, expanded coverage of MMR vaccine
April 15: We've extended the application deadline to May 1 for the 2026 Provider Mini-Grants Program
April 13: April billing policy updates
April 13: Optum payments update: EFT data transfer, payment choices and more
April 13: New "Important Message from Medicare" form now available