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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs

Katie Adams — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:22:38 +0000

Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

With whopping $100M investment, UnitedHealth Group seeks to tackle workforce crisis and lack of diversity

Katie Adams — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:26:35 +0000

The $100 million investment will sponsor 10,000 clinicians from underrepresented racial groups who are pursuing or advancing careers in healthcare. It is the single largest philanthropic commitment ever made by the United Health Foundation.

Regulators get it right in Optum-Change case, a proper target for antitrust enforcement

Michael Abrams — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 16:00:29 +0000

In both word and action, the Biden administration has ushered in an aggressive new era […]

Telehealth, online pharmacy key focus for UnitedHealth, leaders say

Anuja Vaidya — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:18:44 +0000

UnitedHealth’s 2020 revenue jumped by $15 billion from the year before. As the payer gears up for 2021, leaders except to see demand for telehealth and online pharmacies continue, driving their focus on these services.

UnitedHealth Group quitting California insurance exchange

Chad Terhune — Tue, 31 May 2016 22:35:54 +0000

UnitedHealth just joined the California exchange this year, and it only had about 1,200 enrollees so the immediate impact on overall coverage numbers is minimal.

MD Anderson, UnitedHealth devise bundled payments pilot for cancer care

Dan Verel — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:58:36 +0000

A pilot program by University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and health insurance giant […]

Optum Labs adds yet more partners for big data sharing

Dan Verel — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:00:24 +0000

Optum Labs, co-founded by the Mayo Clinic and Optum, announced four additional partners to its […]

Optum Labs making progress in huge data collaboration – 40 million lives worth

Dan Verel — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:09:50 +0000

Optum Labs, an ambitious data-sharing effort between some of the biggest payers and providers, is […]

It looks like UnitedHealth is acquiring Audax Health Solutions

Stephanie Baum — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 21:28:37 +0000

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is poised to acquire digital health company Audax Health Solutions according […]

UnitedHealth, Aetna not at closed White House meeting of corp. insurance bosses

Jay Hancock — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:31:00 +0000

At a closed White House meeting in April, President Barack Obama told corporate insurance bosses […]

UnitedHealth report finds high-quality care more affordable on average; recommends localized payment reform

Arundhati Parmar — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:22:11 +0000

In what is being billed as likely the first large-scale analysis of privately insured patients, […]