Physicians Group Atrius Health Agrees to Join Optum, Giving a National Operation a Bigger Mass. Presence
Atrius Health, the largest independent physicians network in Massachusetts, has reached a deal to become part of Optum, the latest in a succession of consolidations in the state’s health care market. Under the deal, which needs approval from regulators, the nonprofit Newton-based physicians group would become a division of a national for-profit behemoth and significantly expand Optum’s footprint in Massachusetts. Optum includes the health care provider arm of UnitedHealth Group. The Atrius network, which includes the Harvard Vanguard practices, is made up of about 715 doctors serving about 745,000 patients.