Experts: Better Tech May Be Driving More Fraud Detection
May
27
OptumRx, the PBM subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, claims that pharmacy waste, fraud and abuse increased in 2020 due to the pandemic — and that independent pharmacies are to blame. While experts won’t rule that out, they also observe that new fraud detection technology might have more to do with the eye-popping findings than any perceived shortcomings of independent pharmacies.
OptumRx tells AIS Health, a subsidiary of MMIT, that pharmacy waste, fraud and abuse increased during 2020.
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