UnitedHealth Group
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UnitedHealth creates its own digital health program for type 2 diabetes
The company is rolling out Level2, a digital health program for patients with type 2 diabetes. It uses wearable devices and coaches to help users manage their health.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Report: Optum in talks to acquire AbleTo for $470M
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum subsidiary is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire AbleTo. The company, which provides behavioral telehealth services, has seen an uptick in users during the pandemic.
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UnitedHealth sees minimal impact from Covid-19, maintains forecast for 2020
UnitedHealth Group beat earnings expectations in the first quarter of 2020, bringing in $5 billion in profit. For now, the company is keeping its outlook for 2020 of earnings-per-share between $15.45 and $15.75, despite the uncertainty from the virus.
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FDA says patients can self-administer Covid-19 tests, but not at home
New guidance from the FDA this week would make it easier for patients to self-test for Covid-19. But the agency still hasn’t approved home testing.
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Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech
AI in healthcare means grafting ‘Star Trek’ onto ‘The Flintstones’
At the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference Tuesday, experts discussed some of the challenges to implementing artificial intelligence in healthcare.
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BioPharma, Diagnostics, Payers
UnitedHealthcare starts coverage of Myriad Genetics’ genomic depression test
Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics’ GeneSight screening analyzes specific genes as a way to predict the effectiveness of 56 common medications for depression.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Services, Payers
UnitedHealthcare launches new UnitedHealthcare Hearing vertical
UnitedHealthcare Hearing is a combination of the insurer’s existing hi HealthInnovations direct-to-consumer hearing aid company and EPIC Hearing Healthcare, the hearing benefits provider acquired by UnitedHealth Group last year.
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PatientsLikeMe acquired by UnitedHealth Group
PatientsLikeMe was in a haste to find a buyer after regulators at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), forced its majority shareholder Shenzhen, China-based iCarbonX to divest their holdings in the startup.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Report: UnitedHealth picks up healthcare payments company Equian in $3.2B deal
Indianapolis-based Equian processes more than $50o billion in healthcare claims annually and works with nine out of the top 10 healthcare payers.
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UnitedHealth’s $4.3B DaVita Medical acquisition wins conditional FTC approval
The effort by the nation’s largest insurer to become the nation’s largest employer of clinicians received FTC approval with an agreement to divest some of the company’s holdings in the Las Vegas area to address antitrust issues.
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Hospitals, Startups, Health Tech
UnitedHealth and CVS Health pose largest threat to healthcare providers, survey says
According to a nationwide survey conducted by Kaufman Hall, 67 percent of respondents considered the nation’s largest insurer as either a strong or extreme competitive threat to hospitals and health systems over the next five years.
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Anthem and UnitedHealth Group among top competitors to acquire Magellan Health
Analysts say the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company’s mix of assets, which ranges from Managed Medicaid business and radiology and behavioral health benefits could be a benefit to a strategic investors looking to broaden their payer portfolio.
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Federal judge sides with Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan healthcare venture in legal dispute with Optum
In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf denied Optum’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have stopped ex-executive Dave Smith from joining the healthcare venture.
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What Trump’s proposed drug rebate rule could mean for commercial health plans
On an earnings call, Cigna CEO David Cordani seemed largely nonplussed about the potential rule’s impact on the company’s bottom line, even after the insurer’s blockbuster acquisition of Express Scripts.