UnitedHealth's (UNH) Optum to Buy Steward's Physician Group

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) unit Optum is planning to acquire Steward Health Care’s physician group, according to some filed documents by the seller with the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. The financial details of the deal are yet to be disclosed.Acquiring Steward Health’s nine-state-wide footprint of primary care providers and clinicians will likely strengthen Optum's position in Massachusetts and other regions. It will also provide Optum access to a larger pool of patients and potential ...