Optum acquired outpatient mental health providers Refresh Mental Health and CARE Counseling in a bid to cut wait times. Top brass at Optum’s parent organization, the health care behemoth UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), explained that Optum is prioritizing providing health plans with comprehensive, timely services that can be offered under value-based care contracts. Optum is the health care services arm of UnitedHealth Group. Those comprehensive services include primary care, behavioral health, specialty services and pharmacy services.
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2024/05/30/optum-acquired-refresh-mental-health-care-counseling-to-attack-wait-times