Optum, the fast growing part of UnitedHealth Group, is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business. Our teams are dedicated to modernizing the health care system and improving the lives of people and communities. 

Serving virtually every dimension of the health system, we work with a diverse set of clients across 150 countries – from those who diagnose and treat patients to those who pay for care, deliver health services, and those who supply the cures. Optum maintains operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Our innovative partnerships provide technology and tools that enable unprecedented collaboration and efficiency. As a result, we can tap into valuable health care data to uncover insights and develop strategies for better care at lower costs.

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Global Headquarters

Eden Prairie, MN
Andrew Witty, CEO
Optum.com

Worldwide Impact

165,000 Employees Worldwide
Serving 127 million individuals
Serving approximately 200 health plans

Vast Network Serving

4 out of 5 U.S. hospitals
67,000+ pharmacies
100,000+ physicians, practices, and health
care facilities

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OptumRX Opens in a new window is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) in the US and provides pharmacy care services to 65 million people nationwide through a national network of more than 67,000 community pharmacies. As a leading pharmacy care services company, we serve commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and other government health plans, employers and unions.

Our team of focused, collaborative, and innovative thinkers is pushing the envelope to enhance our IT infrastructure, productivity, and investment strategies to benefit OptumRX and the communities it serves.

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OptumCare is a health care organization that meets patients where they are–with care services including primary, pediatric, specialty and surgical, urgent care, senior care, and advanced care. Our success starts with investing in strong partners who aim to keep patients healthy and living long, productive lives.

We empower our care providers to keep the patient at the center of everything they do—catering to the way they live and keeping them healthier with easy access to the most important resources. That way they can stay on top of every unique health need and create a personal and convenient health care experience that’s just right for every individual.

Optum Global Solutions: Our goal is to expand and strengthen Optum’s Opens in a new window service offerings by providing solutions in business processes, technology, finance and accounting, and other enabling functions. We have a strong global footprint and continue to broaden our presence in new geographies by expanding capabilities and leveraging talent pools. Through our delivery network, Optum has access to scalable, high quality talent and infrastructure across the globe.

OptumInsights: Think of us as a consulting organization that analyzes complex and integrated health care processes and works to improve them. As a result, we’re able to transition clients to new systems while ensuring they are fully optimized through the use of leading technologies and platforms. Every day, we leverage our global organization’s in-depth health care industry experience, multi-disciplinary teams and technology expertise to provide the best solutions.

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At Optum360, we are using modern technologies and smarter integration strategies to streamline operations across all revenue and administrative processes. To put it simply, we are helping hospitals and physician practices reduce costs and improve the patient experience by working smarter, better and more efficiently.

With Optum’s leading technology, we are able to simplify billing and increase cost transparency for patients and modernize health care administration for hospitals, care providers, and payers.

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Together, we have one core mission: Help federal health agencies improve the health and well-being of our Military Service Members and their families, Veterans and all who benefit from federal health programs. Our capabilities include:

• Health policy research, analytics and consulting
• Infrastructure and operations
• Health care data and analytics powered by OptumIQ™
• Military and Veteran health services
• Population health management
• Pharmacy care services

In 2017, Optum formed a new federal health services business called OptumServe™, bringing together the unique capabilities of Optum, its partners and several independent subsidiaries, including:

The Lewin Group provides health care and human services policy research, analytics and consulting to multiple federal clients, including the U.S.Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense and Veterans Affairs.

Logistics Health Inc.(LHI) specializes in creating and managing health care programs through on-location services, patient-specific in-clinic appointments, telehealth assessments, or any combination based on customer need.

Quality Software Services Inc. (QSSI) provides IT services for government agencies that use data to improve outcomes.QSSI delivers solutions that support millions of users in highly secure, scalable environments.

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