Here are five updates to know on UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, that Becker’s has reported on in 2025:
- In the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the American Medical Association called on Optum to adopt a more flexible approach to loan repayment for affected physicians.
- A New York congressman requested public comment regarding patients’ experiences with Optum-owned medical clinics in the Hudson Valley region following complaints over care quality and accessibility.
- Optum agreed to acquire infusion network FlexCare Infusion, an ambulatory infusion network based in Oklahoma City.
- Optum saw 4 million less consumers in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company shifted focus to a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care.
- The company reported $253 billion in total revenue in 2024 — an 11.7% increase year over year.
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