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04/15/20
UnitedHealth Group COVID-19 Response
06/22/22
Optum Launches Laboratory Benefit Management Solution to Reduce Unnecessary Testing and Improve Quality of Care
10/27/20
Confidence in Artificial Intelligence
01/06/20
OptumInsight and Change Healthcare Combine to Advance a More Modern, Information and Technology-Enabled Health Care Platform
06/24/20
Statement: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Statement: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
06/30/20
Optum Awards $1.4 Million in Maternal Health Grants to Five Community Organizations
04/14/20
Sir Andrew Witty to Take Leave of Absence from UnitedHealth Group to Co-Lead World Health Organization Efforts to Accelerate a COVID-19 Vaccine
02/24/22
Optum and Change Healthcare Fact Sheet
06/25/20
Optum, Wider Circle and Helping Hands Community Partner to Deliver Free, Fresh Food to Vulnerable People in Los Angeles County During COVID-19 Pandemic
06/23/20
New Optum Mobile Clinic Brings Health Care to Utahns
04/07/20
UnitedHealth Group Accelerates Nearly $2 Billion in Payments and Support to Health Care Providers to Help with COVID-19 Financial Challenges
12/09/20
Diplomat, Optum Rx Combining to Advance Access to Specialty Pharmacy Care and Infusion Services, Improve Health Outcomes
09/09/20
OptumHealth Education Launches LGBTQ+ Education Program for Providers
03/29/20
Optum and LHC Group to Combine
04/10/20
UnitedHealth Group Honored to Assist the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Under the CARES Act
02/17/20
Optum Launches Specialty Fusion to Simplify Specialty Care and Lower Costs
07/14/20
Boulder Community Health and Optum Launch New, Comprehensive Relationship to Advance Quality Care and Improve Experiences for Patients in the Boulder Area
05/11/20
Optum Helping People Stay Connected with Needed Behavioral Health Support During COVID-19
04/05/22
Change Healthcare and Optum Extend Merger Agreement
04/16/20
Coronavirus Study Shows Effectiveness of Polyester Swabs, Saline Transport
09/09/20
Point32Health Selects Optum Rx as Pharmacy Benefit Manager
09/21/20
Governor Announces New Job Opportunities with Optum in Puerto Rico
02/04/20
UnitedHealth Group Announces Executive Leadership Actions
12/15/2021
AI Survey: Health Care Organizations Continue to Adopt Artificial Intelligence to Help Achieve Better, More Equitable and Affordable Patient Outcomes
04/23/20
Optum Partnering with California to Increase COVID-19 Testing Capacity
03/17/20
Optum Response to DOJ Lawsuit
06/25/20
Optum Addresses Clinician Shortage in Hemet and Makes it Easier to Access Health Care Services
05/12/20
Optum Offers Free Online Wellness Program to Help Older Adults Stay Healthy
05/25/21
Bassett Healthcare Network and Optum Launch Strategic Relationship
08/04/20
Optum Commits $1 Million in Pro Bono Services to Address Local Health and Wellness Needs in Partnership with John Muir Health
10/06/20
Medicine on the Move Mobile Medical Center
Offered by Optum Nevada, Health Plan of Nevada and Sierra Health and Life, the mobile medical center is built to bring health care closer to you.
10/03/22
Optum and Change Healthcare Complete Combination
01/23/23
Optum Rx Launches Price Edge to Automatically Provide Members the Best Available Prescription Drug Price
05/06/22
Precision Marketing Yields 474:1 ROI at AdventHealth
Read how a six-month strategic marketing campaign led 134,000 patients to the health system, instead of its competitor.
7/17/2019
John Muir Health and Optum Launch New, Comprehensive Relationship to Advance Quality Care and Experiences for Patients in Bay Area
03/05/20
Optum Rx Receives Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute’s Excellence Award for Opioid Risk Management
05/07/20
HealthTrust Selects Optum Rx as Exclusive Pharmacy Care Services Partner
6/19/2019
Optum completes acquisition of DaVita Medical Group from DaVita
Successful prescription drug discount program expands to benefit more consumers at point-of-sale
1/9/2019
Engagement in Well-being Programs Strongly Linked to Greater Employee Loyalty, According to Optum Study
10/08/20
Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Investments Growing Rapidly Among Health Industry Leaders
08/01/22
Optum To Offer Lower-Cost Insulin For Uninsured People Living With Diabetes On Optum Store
04/25/23
Optum to Make It Easier for Health Care Providers to Participate in North Carolina’s Public Health Programs
Partnership will simplify administrative tasks for providers starting next year
01/20/22
MarinHealth and Optum Launch New Strategic Relationship to Streamline Administrative Functions and Improve the Patient Experience in Marin County, California
01/10/23
Owensboro Health and Optum Launch Comprehensive Partnership to Enhance Patient Care and Experience in Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Optum will manage and modernize key functions including revenue cycle and information technology
01/05/23
Northern Light Health and Optum Launch Strategic Relationship to Enhance the Health Care Experience
Collaboration between Northern Light Health and Optum will increase administrative efficiency and advance innovative technology to help serve the people of Maine more effectively
08/08/23
Optum and Capella University Announce New Nurse Practitioner Program To Address the Growing National Need for Skilled Clinicians