State health regulators will be discussing Thursday the Steward Health Care's decision to sell-off its physician network in Massachusetts.
Steward is trying to sell the network to OptumCare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.
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This proposal drew sharp criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and House Speaker Ron Mariano.
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The Health Policy Commission meeting Thursday will also include a vote on establishing a 2025 health care cost growth benchmark.
State health care officials received notifications last month in connection with the proposed sale of Stewardship Health Inc. and the contracting Steward Health Care Network to OptumCare.
Stewardship Health Inc. is the parent of Stewardship Health Medical Group Inc., which employs primary care physicians and other clinicians across nine states, according to the Health Policy Commission.
