XLHealth

XLHealth
Industry Healthcare
Founded 2013 (2013) in Berlin
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Services Digital Health Investor
Website xlhealth.de/en/

XLHealth is an American healthcare company that provides services under Medicare Advantage.[1][2]

It was established in 1997.[3] The company name was originally Diabetex, but was changed in 2004.[4]

It was acquired by the UnitedHealth Group in 2012.[1][5][6]

XL Health AG is a German investment fund for digital health start-ups. It was established in 2013 and is privately funded.[7] The company aims at improving human health by "laying the foundations for an innovative Digital Health ecosystem and investing in startups that pursue a vision of improving people-centric health."

References

  1. 1 2 Hancock, Jay (December 17, 2011). "Baltimore health deal reveals the future of Medicare". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 19, 2012. XLHealth ... operates Medicare Advantage plans
  2. ↑ Bazzoli, Fred (August 27, 2007). "XLHealth raises $290 million, acquires Leprechaun LLC". Healthcare Finance News. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Company Milestones". xlhealth.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Disease management firm changes name to XLHealth". Biotech Week (NewsRx via HighBeam Research). January 14, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Stych, Ed (February 9, 2012). "UnitedHealth raises profit goal after XLHealth deal closes". Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ Wechsler, Pat (November 29, 2011). "UnitedHealth Agrees to Buy Managed-Care Provider XLHealth". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ Imprint / Legal Notice. http://xlhealth.de/en/imprint. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

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