RevCycle Intelligence November 29, 2023
Emanate Health alleged that Optum engaged in anti-competitive practices and tried to monopolize the primary care physician market the two organizations share.
California-based health system Emanate Health has filed a lawsuit alleging that UnitedHealth Group’s Optum violated antitrust laws and engaged in anti-competitive practices regarding physician contracts.
Emanate Health provides care in the San Gabriel Valley through its three hospitals: InterCommunity, Queen of the Valley, and Foothill Presbyterian. The health system also delivers home healthcare services and manages 16 ambulatory sites throughout the region that provide primary and specialty care.
Optum, a healthcare services provider, is the largest employer of physicians in the United States, with over 70,000 directly employed or affiliated physicians across 2,200 primary and specialty care offices.
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