Here are 10 key figures that highlight Optum’s scale and strength:
90,000: The number of employed or affiliated physicians in Optum’s portfolio as of Nov. 2023.
2,200: The number of primary and specialty care offices Optum operates.
310,000: Optum’s total number of employees worldwide.
More than 4 million: The number of patients Optum has in value-based care arrangements across its clinical business lines as of November 2023.
320: The number of ASCs in SCA Health’s network, making it the second-largest operator in the sector.
$63.9 billion: Optum’s total revenue for the third quarter of 2023, an 11.7% year-over-year increase.
$25.9 billion: Revenue for Optum Health, the care delivery arm covering primary, specialty, urgent and surgical care, during the third quarter.
$31 billion: The amount Optum spent on acquisitions over two years, The Oregonian reported May 13.
$3.3 billion. The proposed acquisition price for home health provider Amedisys. In November, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, Optum’s parent company, to block the deal, citing concerns it would increase home healthcare costs in 23 states and Washington, D.C.
$5.4 billion. The amount Optum paid to acquire home health firm LHC Group in 2023.
