<P> In 2001, EverCare, a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary merged with LifeMark Health Plans </P> <P> In 2002, UnitedHealth Group acquired Medicaid insurance company AmeriChoice . </P> <P> In 2003, UnitedHealth Group acquired Mid Atlantic Medical Services, an insurer serving Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Delaware and West Virginia . Also in 2003, UnitedHealth Group acquired Golden Rule Financial, a provider of health savings accounts . </P> <P> Optum Bank started operating on July 21, 2003, in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a Utah state - chartered industrial loan corporation . Originally named Exante Bank, it changed its name to OptumHealth Bank in 2008 and to Optum Bank in 2012 . Optum Bank is part of the financial services unit of Optum a health and wellness company serving more than 74 million people . Optum is part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies . </P>

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