What To Make Of The Steward-Optum Deal
Send us a text Steward Health Care is floundering, and its hospitals are in danger of closing. Now Optum has emerged as a buyer for Steward’s physician network, offering a financial lifeline but stirring up concerns by politicians and regulators. Why is Optum buying physician practices? And is that good or bad news for the healthcare system? TOPICS (2:49) Steward Health Care's troubles and political concerns (3:36) The Antitrust Act and the healthcare market (6:32) Concerns abo...