MobiHealth News June 24, 2019
Laura Lovett and Dave Muoio

The online patient community portal will now be incorporated into UnitedHealth Group’s research arm, which is focused on health innovation and improvement.

UnitedHealth Group has acquired online patient community portal PatientsLikeMe as of June 19, according to an announcement sent out via email to members of the latter’s DigitalMe study this afternoon. The announcement explains that as part of the acquisition, the startup will now become part of UnitedHealth Group’s research arm that focuses on healthcare improvements and innovation.

“This independent unit of UnitedHealth Group invests in research that speeds improvements to drive innovation in healthcare,” Jamie Heywood, CEO of PatientsLikeMe, wrote in a message to members on behalf of the PatientsLikeMe team. “We’ve chosen to join with UnitedHealth...

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