Alere to sell Alere Health unit to Optum for $600m

Alere says it plans to sell its health-management unit to Optum for $600 million in cash in order to focus on its core rapid diagnostics business.

Alere agreed to sell Alere Health, its health-management unit, to health-services provider Optum for $600 million in cash in order to focus on its core rapid diagnostics business.

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