Optum saw its revenue and customer base grow in the first quarter of 2021 as the company continues to expand.
Ten numbers to know:
1. Optum's revenuegrewto$36.4 billionin the first quarter, up from$32.8 billionthe year prior.
2. OptumHealthserved99 millionpeople at the end of the first quarter, compared to96 millionpeople a year prior.
3. OptumRxfilled329 millionprescriptions in the first quarter of this year, down from339 millionlast year.
4. Optum ison trackto add10,000physicians in 2021, executives said during a first-quarter earnings call April 15. Optum now has56,000affiliated, contracted and employed physicians.
5. OptumCareserves4 millionpatients in accountable care arrangements, and2 millionare under fully capitated arrangements.