UnitedHealth in the headlines: 6 recent developments

From its completed acquisition of Change Healthcare to unveiling its third quarter earnings, here are six headlines about UnitedHealth that Becker's has covered since Oct. 3: 

1. UnitedHealth Group completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare Oct. 3, which merges its Optum arm with the healthcare data and analytics company. A Washington, D.C., federal judge in September cleared the path for UnitedHealth Group to move forward with the $7.8 billion acquisition that had been highly scrutinized by the federal government. 

2. Venture capital firm TPG Capital completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare's ClaimsXten for $2.2 billion on Oct. 10. In April, UnitedHealth committed to selling ClaimsXten to the venture capital firm to resolve concerns of anticompetitive behavior amid a Justice Department challenge of the merger between Optum and Change Healthcare.

3. UnitedHealth's philanthropic arm, the United Health Foundation, released a report Oct. 12 ranking the healthiest states for women and children.  

4. UnitedHealth Group reported double digit revenue growth across all lines of business in the third quarter and a 28.5 percent increase in net revenues, according to its earnings report released Oct. 14.

5. UnitedHealth Group told investors Oct. 14 it is spending at least $100 million to integrate Optum Insight with Change Healthcare. 

6. UnitedHealth Group has expanded its behavioral health network by 25 percent "over the last couple of years," COO Dirk McMahon told investors Oct. 14. 

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