UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC acquired Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. for $57.00 per share (approximately $2.3 billion), a transaction announced in January 2017, structured as combination.
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. operates in OptumHealth (OptumCare), is based in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. Surgical Care Affiliates (NASDAQ: SCAI) was a leading operator of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and surgical hospitals in partnership with health systems, medical groups, and payers. It was combined with OptumCare.
Positioning OptumCare as a comprehensive provider of ambulatory care services - primary, urgent, and surgical - and expanding capabilities in outpatient surgical procedures to support value-based, multi-payer care.
Scaled ambulatory surgery platform complementing OptumCare's primary and urgent care. Builds on existing SCA-OptumCare ASC joint ventures; aligns strategy for value-based payment models. OptumCare
Joining with OptumCare will enable us to better support and empower independent physicians, helping them provide high-quality care for their patients while making health care more affordable.Andrew Hayek, Chairman and CEO, Surgical Care Affiliates
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.