Becker's Healthcare October 3, 2022
Optum has completed its $7.8 billion merger with Change Healthcare.
Optum’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, completed the acquisition Oct. 3, which merges Optum with healthcare data and analytics giant Change Healthcare, according to an Oct. 3 press release. The acquisition allows Optum to gain access to data from millions of healthcare transactions covering a broad swath of the U.S. population.
The aim of the merger is to connect and simplify the clinical, administrative and payment processes for healthcare providers and payers.
The completed merger comes after a Washington, D.C., federal judge cleared the path for UnitedHealth Group to move forward...
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