On the heels of closing dozens of medical offices in NJ, Optum, a UnitedHealth company, plans to stop taking several insurances in January.
On the heels of announcing that it will lay off doctors and close dozens of New Jersey medical offices over the next few months, Optum — a UnitedHealth company — announced that early in the new year, they’ll stop participating with certain Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance plans.
As Patch first reported this month, Optum will lay off 572 doctors, nurses, and medical staff and close dozens of their offices at the end of this month.
The providers and offices that remain as part of Optum will go out of network with some Medicaid, Medicare, and other plans in January of 2026, the company also announced recently.
An Optum spokesperson said the providers were told of the change around the same time they were notified of the layoffs, the last week in October.
The company said in a statement,
‘Leaves Patients Vulnerable’: Optum To Go Out Of Network With Some Medicaid, NJ Insurances
