OptumRx will be performing scheduled maintenance to our claim processing system on Saturday, April 23 from 9:00p.m. (PT) until 5:00 a.m. (PT) Sunday, April 24. Actual maintenance time required for this outage may be reduced, at which point OptumRx will resume processing claims and other functions earlier. Pharmacies will be unable to process claims during the scheduled outage. The Pharmacy Help Desk will not be able to answer eligibility or benefit questions during this down time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy has asked that APCI alert its state members about a string of pharmacy burglaries in southern Alabama.

This week was a busy week in the Legislature! The Senate passed the State’s Education Budget with a few changes back to the House, thus sending the Education Budget to a Conference Committee.

In this week's Generic News, you'll learn about the items on the NEW generics campaign, changes to the OneStop formulary, and more!

Thanks to all the CONTACTS you made, HB 58 was reported out favorably by the Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund Committee on April 20.