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|Podcasts|December 23, 2020
Sumit Dutta of OptumRx on how the PBM Responded to Pandemic
Author(s)Peter Wehrwein, Briana Contreras
In this week's episode, MHE's Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Sumit Dutta, Optum Rx chief medical officer. The two spoke about COVID-19 vaccines and how the pharmacy benefit market responded to the pandemic.
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