After its rebrand in May, SCA Health announced its intention to expand beyond ASC management. It updated its logo to symbolize growth momentum and added a tagline: “The future of specialty care.”
Optum is also looking toward value-based care. In June, Optum Ventures, CVS Ventures, Anthem and HLM Venture Partners announced they are investing in CareBridge, a value-based healthcare company for patients receiving home and community-based services.
Additionally, Optum is focusing on physician acquisitions. Optum’s $300 million purchase of Healthcare Associates of Texas, a Dallas-based physician practice management company, brings its total spend on acquisitions this year to nearly $8 billion. Healthcare Associates of Texas offers family medicine, physical therapy, sleep medicine, a wellness clinic, pharmacy and lab and imaging services.
