Pharmacy Insights Podcast

Pharmacy Insights Podcast

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Pharmacy Insights Podcast episodes

  • Beyond Visibility: What Real Transparency Looks Like in Pharmacy Benefits
    Transparency in pharmacy benefits is essential to helping employers better make more informed decisions for their plans and the people they serve. In the latest episode of the Optum Rx Pharmacy Insights Podcast, Sarah King, President of our Employer Services Division at Optum Rx and Tracy Spencer, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Optum Rx examine how true transparency is more than just a buzzword.
    12 min
  • AI in Action: Smarter, simpler pharmacy support
    Guests: Ryan Perkins, VP Artificial Intelligence Capabilities at Optum, and Sarah Greenwell, Sr. Director Digital Product at Optum Rx
    How can AI make pharmacy benefits easier to navigate? Our experts discuss how AI is helping create a simpler, more connected member experience. From answering benefit questions faster to improving cost transparency and personalized support, learn how tools like Optum Assistant are reducing friction while keeping people at the center of care.
    22 min
  • The State of Diabetes Care
    Kicking off the fifth season of the Pharmacy Insights Podcast, new host Dr. John Wig, Chief Clinical Officer for Optum Rx, welcomes American Diabetes Association CEO Charles Henderson for a broad ranging discussion. Together they delve into the evolving standard of care in diabetes and touch on everything from new medicines and medical devices to the need for improved access and education around diabetes.
    27 min
  • Revolutionizing pharmacy with AI and Advanced Technologies
    The speed at which the use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence are reshaping pharmacy benefits is only increasing. As we look at 2026, what are the most impactful changes for plan sponsors and members? Host Scott Draeger welcomes guests Optum Rx Senior Vice President Enterprise Capabilities Jen McGonigle and Optum Rx Chief Information Officer Santiago Abraham to learn about the latest developments.
    18 min
  • Drug Pipeline Insights: Treatments Poised to Make an Impact

    Every year, scores of new, innovative and expensive prescription medications advance from the drug development pipeline into the marketplace. Which ones have the greatest potential to make a meaningful impact for patients and plan sponsors?  

    On the latest episode of the Pharmacy Insights Podcast, Optum Rx Senior Vice President of Clinical Consulting Scott Draeger dives into to the latest drug pipeline developments with Sara Guidry, Optum Rx Senior Director of Pipeline and Drug Surveillance and Arash Sadeghi, Optum Rx Clinical Pharmacist for Pipeline and Drug Surveillance. Touching on everything from cancer to Alzheimer’s, together they sift through the noise to identify the new drugs most likely to fill unmet medical needs and create potential financial implications for sponsors of the pharmacy benefit.  

     

    22 min
  • The Impact of AI on Today's Pharmacy Benefits

    The use of artificial intelligence has exploded into the public consciousness in recent years. While people are becoming more accustomed to the presence of AI in their personal lives, what does it mean for pharmacy care services?

    On the latest episode of the Pharmacy Insights Podcast, Optum Rx Senior Vice President of Clinical Consulting Scott Draeger welcomed Santiago Abraham, Chief Information Officer at Optum Rx and Sid Sahni, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Optum Rx to discuss how Optum Rx is approaching the use of AI and what that means for sponsors and users of pharmacy benefits.

     

    18 min
  • The Big Picture on Pharmacy

    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 the latest episode of the Pharmacy Insights Podcast, Optum Rx Senior Vice President of Clinical Consulting Scott Draeger welcomed Dr. John Wig, Chief Clinical Officer of Optum Rx, to discuss everything from new indications for GLP-1 medications to emerging biosimilar options for popular biologic drugs to the role of artificial intelligence in pharmacy care. 

    18 min
  • New solutions to help bend the cost curve
    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 available to help them, Optum Rx Senior Vice President of Clinical Consulting Scott Draeger welcomed Mike McGinnity, Senior Vice President of Growth and Retention at Optum Rx and Sid Sahni, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Optum Rx to discuss the current state of innovation in pharmacy care services on the latest episode of the Pharmacy Insights Podcast.
    21 min
  • The State of Pharmacy Regulations
    Pharmacy Benefit Managers have long been subject to a broad array of regulatory requirements. Yet, a flurry of new legislation and rulemaking has emerged in recent years – some of which threatens to undermine longstanding practices PBMs use to save members and plan sponsors money and ensure quality of care.
    To help bring clarity to this burst of activity and sort through the implication for patients and plan sponsors alike, Optum Rx Senior Vice President of Clinical Consulting Scott Draeger welcomed Marissa Schlaifer, Vice President of Policy for Optum and Sara Strothman, Vice President of Policy for Optum Rx for a wide-ranging discussion on the Pharmacy Insights Podcast.
    20 min
  • Biosimilars boom: The next era of adoption

    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 formulary management, Savitha Vivian to discuss the implications of new biosimilar alternatives to expensive biologic drugs. 

    18 min

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The Pharmacy Insights Podcast from Optum Rx examines the most important topics in pharmacy care. Join us as we discuss the emerging solutions needed to control rising prescription drug costs and…

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