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

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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 ...

Optum, instead, is aiming to harness data to match patients with the tests that are best for their unique needs. Routine testing, meanwhile, represents a huge untapped area to address cost and ...

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit will buy the specialty pharmacy Diplomat for $300 million. The companies said Diplomat, which is a provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services, will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.