Northern Light Health, Optum announce strategic relationship

Northern Light Health and Optum announced a strategic relationship to enhance the health care experience for patients and providers throughout Maine. As part of this relationship, select Northern Light Health employees will become part of Optum, the companies said. "We are privileged to partner with Northern Light Health and build on their success by helping to transform the health care experience for patients, providers and communities across Maine," said Dan Schumacher, chief strategy and growth officer of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Optum.