Healthcare Payment Firm Bought for $3.2 Billion

Healthcare Payment Firm Bought for $3.2 Billion

by | Jun 24, 2019 9:36 am | Other Services, Private Equity

As the healthcare market evolves, so does the need to manage the payment flows between managed care companies, providers and patients. That rising demand surely played a role in UnitedHealth Group, Inc.’s (NYSE: UNH) acquisition of Equian LLC, an end-to-end healthcare payment firm.  UnitedHealth paid approximately $3.2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. Equian manages over $500 billion in claims data annually through its platform, assisting clients by avoiding, identifying, pricing, analyzing clinical codes, and ultimately recovering inaccurate transactions in healthcare, workers compensation, and property and casualty markets. If... Read More »