Optum, Surgery Partners further consolidate

Becker's Healthcare July 27, 2023
Patsy Newitt

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, based in Deerfield, Ill., has been on a spending spree, making several massive deals in 2023. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, meanwhile, spent almost $250 million to acquire ASCs last year and is planning for more in 2023.

Here are five major moves by Optum in 2023:

1. In June, Optum agreed to merge with home health and hospice provider Amedisys.
2. In February, Optum acquired Middletown, N.Y.-based multispecialty group Crystal Run Healthcare.
3. Also in February, UnitedHealth Group closed on a multimillion-dollar deal to acquire home health and hospice company LHC Group, adding to Optum’s value-based care services.
4. In January, Optum inked two deals. Optum partnered with Northern Light...

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