The Department of Defense has awarded a UnitedHealth Group business unit a contract to manage wellness programs for U.S. Armed Forces members.
Optum Logistics Health Inc. (LHI), part of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum business, has run military wellness programs since 2001. Eden Prairie-based Optum didn’t disclose terms of the deal or the length of the contract.
LHI’s programs served 1.5 million military personnel and their family members, the company said in a press statement.