UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Optum health-services arm has agreed to acquire Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion, adding a major surgical company to its growing roster of doctor ...

LAS VEGAS—Optum Rx is planning to add up to three biosimilar drugs to its formulary to compete directly with AbbVie's Humira, which accounts for massive pharmacy spend each year.

But rivals have a long way to go to catch Optum as it works to establish the medical care provider’s brand in major markets across the U.S. “OptumCare has grown from a single medical practice ...

In this case, United and Optum earlier this year launched the SignatureValue Harmony Network on January 1, 2019. United and Optum executives say Harmony offers “a broad selection of physicians ...

UnitedHealth Group and Optum are getting rid of the name of NaviHealth, their controversial tech-driven care management arm.

Optum has been a significant driver of UGH's financial performance over the past year. Witty was named as CEO of the company in March 2018, and from 2008 to 2017, ...

Optum executive takes federal appointment. Andy Slavitt will oversee day-to-day program operations at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. By Jackie Crosby. June 21, 2014 at 2:17AM.

Healthcare giant Optum has restricted access to an internal AI chatbot used by employees after a security researcher found it was publicly accessible online, and anyone could access it using only ...

Optum's leg up in PBM space could last two to three years over the competition, she said. On the care delivery side, OptumHealth has been purchasing large physician groups for a variety of services.

UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum is launching AI Marketplace, a healthcare-specific artificial intelligence platform that's meant to accelerate AI adoption among payers, providers and healthcare ...