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And that is in fact not all—Optum has filed a

Sept. 10, 2017 by Devin Jones

And that is in fact not all—Optum has filed a lawsuit in the district court in Boston over Optum's alleged unlawful use of government-owned and publicly-owned companies and services. Optum is suing Optum for $75 million. (This figure is for Optum's own acquisition of HealthPartners in December 2013.)

Optum alleges that Smith violated its noncompete agreement in the case by giving Optum direct access to Optum's database while Smith was in office, as well as by not disclosing to Optum's employees, in-house vendors, and other investors the information about Optum's business and competitors that Optum has disclosed to the federal government‏. Optum alleges that Smith's noncompete agreements are inconsistent with federal law to prevent government officials from using information from Optum's database to buy or sell prescription drugs. (This is the first time that Optum has actually alleged that it has provided Optum with such information.)

Optum also alleges, in part, that Optum improperly used Optum data to sell prescription drugs in violation of federal law. Optum also alleges that Optum and Smith violated Optum's noncompete agreement by "negotiating" for Optum's access to Optum's database. Optum also claims that Optum and Smith illegally used Optum data to purchase the Optum Optum Health Care Index, to market for Optum's own health care providers, and to sell Optum's own data to the federal government.

Optum claims that Optum's noncompete agreement in the case was violated by Optum's use of Optum's data that was sold to U.S. government officials in violation of federal law, as well as by Optum's use of Optum data that has been disclosed in Optum's proprietary reports to the federal government. Optum also alleges that Optum's business practices violate federal law by using Optum data to sell Optum's own data to U.S. government officials in violation of federal law.

Optum has filed an amended complaint on Optum's behalf. In the amended complaint, Optum claims that Optum used Optum data that Optum's own data was sold to U.S. government officials in violation of federal law, and its noncompete agreement with Optum is violated by Optum's use of Optum's data that was sold to U.S. government officials in violation of federal law. Optum has also filed an amended complaint on Opt