by Five Rivers Rx | Jul 29, 2018 | Optum Rx, VAWD
OptumRx first announced in August 2016 that their network pharmacy must purchase from distributors that are VAWD-Accredited. Reasonably, OptumRx also awarded extensions to companies who could prove they were actively working on achieving VAWD-Accreditation. However,...
by Five Rivers Rx | Sep 27, 2017 | Optum Rx, VAWD
Last month OptumRX demonstrated their continued commitment to their VAWD requirement in a letter delivered to pharmacies. So what has happened over this past year? A Look Back 1. August 11, 2016: OptumRX announces VAWD Requirement. 2. August 11, 2016 to September 30,...
by Five Rivers Rx | May 21, 2017 | Optum Rx, VAWD
Starting March 21 at 11:30 AM, OptumRX began sending the third wave of extension documentation. In a sudden reversal, we can only expect the OptumRX once again has reaffirmed their commitment to their VAWD requirement. They enforced their VAWD requirement for the...
by Five Rivers Rx | May 15, 2017 | Optum Rx, VAWD
Last week OptumRX released a mandatory survey to a portion of their Network Pharmacy Providers “as part of their ongoing credentialing requirements.” The survey requires Network Pharmacy Providers to provide all sources of the medication and products they dispense,...
by Five Rivers Rx | May 1, 2017 | NABP, Optum Rx, VAWD
The NABP has clarified that a “Cancelled” application does not equate to a “Denied” application. With the clarification, OptumRX should not have any basis to deny extensions under their VAWD requirement. Because there is no “change in…status that would...
by Five Rivers Rx | Apr 11, 2017 | NABP, Optum Rx, VAWD
In a stunning reversal of their existing course of conduct, the NABP has canceled a VAWD Application citing “pharmacy purchases” for the first time ever. The NABP has historically attempted to guide applicants and bring them up to standard via Application...
