UnitedHealth Group Shutting Down Optum Virtual Care Telehealth Business

UnitedHealth Group is shutting down its Optum Virtual Care telehealth business.Employees were notified of the shutdown on Thursday (April 18), and some were told that their last day would be in July, Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (April 24), citing a paywalled article by Endpoints News.Reached for comment by PYMNTS, a UnitedHealth Group spokesperson provided an emailed statement saying that the company will support the affected team members with job placement resources and, wherever possible, deploy them i ...