After quietly being acquired by Optum toward the beginning of last year, home-based care provider Prospero Health is merging with Landmark Health. The two companies are under the ownership of UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum, reports Hospice News.
Landmark reportedly joined Optum at the beginning of 2021. Both Landmark and Prospero are major palliative care providers in addition to their other medical services. The Prospero-Landmark merger comes on the heels of UnitedHealth Group’s $5.4 billion purchase of the home health and hospice giant LHC Group. Read more.