Three of Optum's most expensive deals in 2023 total more than $10.2 billion.
Optum is parent company of ASC chain SCA Health.
Here are three of the company's most expensive deals:
1. In October, Optum's $1.51 billion acquisition of health technology firm EMIS Group was approved by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority. EMIS supplies data management systems to the U.K.'s National Health Service, including the electronic patient record system used by most NHS general practitioners.
4. In September, Optum's $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, a home health and hospice provider, was approved. The deal is facing scrutiny from the Justice Department, which requested additional information about the proposed merger in August.
6. LHC Group's 29,000 employees will join Optum as part of UnitedHealth Group's $5.4 billion acquisition of the home health and hospice company. The company has more than 950 locations across the U.S. and reports around 12 million patient encounters annually.