Fierce Healthcare April 25, 2024
UPDATED at 8:57 a.m. on April 25
Optum is discontinuing its telehealth business Optum Virtual Care, the company confirmed Wednesday.
Its closure was highly speculated online once employees began posting layoff notices April 18, but Optum ripped the band-aid off when Endpoints corroborated the rumors. In a statement shared with the media, a spokesperson for UnitedHealth Group’s health services arm said capabilities and services are continuously monitored to meet the company’s evolving needs.
“Virtual care has been, and will continue to be, a core part of our comprehensive, integrated care delivery model designed to provide care to people where, when and how they prefer,” the statement reads. “As an enterprise, we are committed to providing patients with a robust network...
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