Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2024
Optum and Tenet are the parent companies of the two largest ASC networks –– SCA Health and United Surgical Partners International, respectively. Here’s how the ASC giants stack up against one another right now:
Optum
1. Acquired SCA Health in 2017 for $2.3 billion.
2. SCA Health has grown from 186 ASCs in 2019 to 320 in 2023.
3. Largest employer of physicians in the U.S. Optum added 20,000 physicians in 2023.
4. Has spent $31 billion on acquisitions in the last two years.
5. Inked three major physician group acquisitions in 2023. Earlier in 2024, Optum backed out of plans to buy out...