Optum Launches Virtual Care Offering Nationwide

On April 15, 2021, OptumHealth executives announced in a first quarter earnings call that Optum’s new virtual health service, Optum Virtual Care, has been deployed in all 50 states. As this new offering expands, it will integrate physical care, virtual care, home care and behavioral care, allowing patients to see a physician or visit virtually with a member of their own care team. The service will connect consumers to the clinical professionals in more than 1,400 of Optum’s physical locations.

OptumHealth’s Chief Executive Officer Wyatt Decker, M.D., MBA, said that during the pandemic, the company . . .