UnitedHealth Group is doubling down on its value-based payment strategy and, in turn, further integrating behavioral health services.
The company has ramped up its value-based care efforts in its insurance arm, UnitedHealthcare, and health services division, Optum, reports Behavioral Health Business.
In UnitedHealth Group’s Q1 earnings call on Friday, it announced that Optum covers roughly 4 million lives on fully capitated models. That’s double the number of members covered on value-based contracts at the end of 2021, according to Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Read more.
