Hundreds of people, including physicians, patients and Oregon Senate Majority Whip Sara Gelser Blouin, have urged the state department of health to block Optum’s proposed acquisition of Corvallis (Ore.) Clinic, the Corvallis Gazette-Times reported Feb. 8. Citing clinic closures associated with UnitedHealth Group, Optum’s parent company, Ms. Gelser Blouin said in comments submitted to the Oregon Health Authority that “many companies have skeletons in their closet” and that Optum is “a massive organization that is not shy about repeatedly cutting corners, skirting the law and putting the wellbeing of patients at risk,” according to the report.
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