STAT June 28, 2024
Robert Weisman — Boston Globe

Health care provider Optum has backed away from its plan to purchase Steward Health Care’s national physicians group, dealing a major setback to Steward’s efforts to bolster its finances after filing for bankruptcy.

Optum, an arm of health insurance giant UnitedHealth, struck a preliminary deal in March to acquire Stewardship Health for an undisclosed sum. Stewardship, a Steward affiliate, includes its primary care doctors and other...

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