What To Make Of The Steward-Optum Deal
Send us a textSteward 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 about the f...