Becker's Healthcare July 18, 2019
UnitedHealth’s Optum has the attention of healthcare providers, insurers and consumers as the company continues to grow in non-traditional ways.
Over the past three months, Optum and its companies have made key acquisitions and entered into pioneering partnerships in the healthcare space. Its leaders have also outlined strategy for continued growth in the future.
Here are seven things Optum has done in the past 90 days.
Optum reported $28 billion in second quarter revenue, a 13.4 percent growth year-over-year. OptumHealth’s revenues jumped 20.3 percent year-over-year to $7.1 billion in the second quarter, serving around 95 million people. The average revenue per consumer increased 17 percent in the quarter, which the company attributes to growth in value-based care arrangements. The company...