Optum has acquired a 200-provider medical group in Kingsport, Tenn.
Here are four more things to know:
1. Holston Medical Group has more than 70 locations in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
2. “Holston Medical Group is pleased to join Optum to support our efforts to continue to provide exceptional health care services to patients in the communities we serve,” an Optum spokesperson said in a statement shared with WJHL. “Holston Medical Group and Optum share common goals around providing patients with high-quality, local care with a focus on value and innovation. We look forward to the breadth of clinical expertise and capabilities that we will gain as part of Optum.”
3. As of late 2024, Optum’s subsidiaries include 423 ASCs, over 880 home health companies, and 335 administrative/support entities, according to a new “Sunlight Report” by the Center for Health & Democracy, funded by Arnold Ventures.
4. On Aug. 6, Optum and Amedisys reached a proposed final settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and attorneys general from Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York to resolve an antitrust lawsuit that had stalled their $3.3 billion merger.
