Innovation has become the buzzword of the past two decades in healthcare. Silicon Valley, technology vendors, health plans, and health systems all agree that it is the key to the future. Like Miss America contestants seeking world peace, “innovation” has become the canned response of healthcare board members, executives and […]
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$5.4B LHC Group Deal Creates Home-Based Care Health System for Optum
Last week, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) revealed that it’s buying aging-in-place giant LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) and combining the provider with its Optum business. In the aftermath of that announcement, one of the most interesting questions to ponder has been: How will LHC Group fit alongside the rest of […]