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United Health Group Appoints Patrick Conway As Chief Executive Officer of Optum

Apr 29, 2025•8 months ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Optum

Patrick Conway
Eden PrairieHealth Care

Description

Patrick Conway has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Optum, replacing Heather Cianfrocco, who will assume a new role within the company. Both appointments will take effect on May 6.

Company Information

Company

Optum

Location

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

About

Optum is a division of the UnitedHealth Group, founded in 2011. It consists of three core businesses: Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum RX. Optum Health includes more than 2,000 medical groups and ambulatory care centers in 25 states, providing primary care, specialty care, urgent care, and surgical care. Optum Insight offers data, analytics, research, consulting, technology, and managed services solutions, helping hospitals reduce administrative costs, meet compliance mandates, and improve clinical performance. Optum RX provides pharmacy care services, filling more than 1.5 billion adjusted retail, mail, and specialty drug prescriptions annually.

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