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PatientsLikeMe, forced by U.S. to ditch Chinese investor, sold to UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group is purchasing PatientsLikeMe, a health technology firm, just months after it became public that the Trump administration was forcing the tech startup into a fire sale.
Source: Jim Mone/AP

UnitedHealth Group, the largest health insurer in the United States, is purchasing PatientsLikeMe, a health technology firm, just months after it became public that the Trump administration was forcing the tech startup into a fire sale over concerns that its largest investor was

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