OptumRxs contributions to the company took off in 2015 when Optum acquired.

Optumrx acquires catamaran. In July OptumRX acquired Catamaran Corp. OptumRx OptumRx specializes in the delivery clinical management and affordability of prescription medications and consumer health products. Then a bombshell hit.

The agreement calls for the acquisition of Catamarans outstanding common stock for 6150 per share in cash. UnitedHealth Group to Buy Catamaran in 128 Billion Pharmacy Benefits Deal UnitedHealth will merge its pharmacy services unit OptumRx with the acquisition Catamaran. In July OptumRX acquired Catamaran Corp.

UNH free-standing pharmacy care services business. UnitedHealth Group Inc. For 128 billion making OptumRX the third-largest PBM based on prescription volume.

UNH free-standing pharmacy care services business. The deal between OptumRX and Helios follows mergers and acquisitions by both firms in the recent past. Catamaran and Optums pharmacy care services business OptumRx are expected to serve the needs of more than 65 million people and fulfill more than one billion prescriptions in 2015.

UnitedHealth to Buy Catamaran for 128 Billion in Cash Pharmacy-benefit manager to be merged into UnitedHealth Groups OptumRx unit UnitedHealth Group Incs campus in Minnetonka Minn. OptumRx is UnitedHealth Groups NYSE. For about 128 billion bulking up its drug-benefits business to get better negotiating power in.

OptumRx and Catamaran are merging. Jeff Park was OptumRxs COO from July 2015 to July 2016 following the companys merger with Catamaran where Park had been EVP operations since March 2014. In 2017 OptumRx earned 638 billion in revenue fulfilling 13 billion prescriptions.