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UnitedHealth Group originated in late 1974, when Minnesota-based Charter Med Incorporated was founded by Richard Taylor Burke. It originally processed claims for doctors at the Hennepin County Medical Society. [5] UnitedHealthcare Corporation was founded in 1977 to purchase Charter Med and create a network-based health plan for seniors. [6]
Jan. 2017: Optum acquires Surgical Care Affiliates, an ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital provider. [10] Aug. 2017: Optum announces it will acquire Advisory Board Company's healthcare business. [3] Dec. 2017: Optum announces acquisition of DaVita Medical Group from DaVita Inc. [11]
CMS Chief Medical Officer; In office 2011–2017: CMS Innovation Center Director; In office 2013–2017: CMS Acting Administrator; In office 2017–2017: Succeeded by: Seema Verma: President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina; In office 2017–2019: CEO of Care Solutions at Optum; In office 2020–2023: CEO of Optum Rx
North American Medical Management (NAMM) develops and manages provider networks, offering a full range of services to assist physicians and other providers in their managed care and business operations.
Starting on January 1, 2019, M Health Fairview became a partnership and brand that represents the collaboration among three separate entities: the University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. [9] [10] As of November 8, 2019 M Health Fairview had about 34,000 employees.
Catamaran Corporation (formerly SXC Health Solutions) is the former name of a company that now operates within UnitedHealth Group's OptumRX division (since July 2015). It sells pharmacy benefit management and medical record keeping services to businesses in the United States [3] and to a broad client portfolio, including health plans and employers. [4]
Bright Health became Minnesota's first "unicorn" when it reached a valuation of $1 billion. [1] G. Mike Mikan became the company's CEO in April 2020. [29] In 2020, the company promoted former Periscope CEO, Liz Ross, to the post of new chief marketing officer. [30] Bright Health raised $500 million in Series E funding in September 2020. [25]
MinnesotaCare is a health coverage program in the U.S. state of Minnesota for low-income individuals and families who do not have access to employee-sponsored health insurance and do not qualify for Medical Assistance (MA). [1] It is administered by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.