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. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  7. Imprint / Legal Notice. http://xlhealth.de/en/imprint. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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