OptumHealth announced that two executives, John Korte and Kevin Hannan, have joined the company to play key roles in its health care finance business. Both Korte and Hannan report to Adrian Hebig, senior vice president, health care finance.

OptumHealth, through its subsidiary, OptumHealth Bank, Member FDIC, offers doctors, hospitals and other health care providers financing to invest in equipment and technology to modernize their practices and improve patient care.

Korte will serve as vice president of business development for OptumHealth’s health care finance business. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial services, health care, equipment financing, sales and risk management. In his new role, Korte will lead the sales and delivery efforts for health care lending products. Korte was previously the vice president of health care sales at TCF Commercial Equipment Finance.

Hannan will serve as vice president of product development for OptumHealth’s health care finance business. He has more than 20 years experience in financial services and health care, including the past five years with OptumHealth’s physical health business, where his responsibilities included new product development, contract negotiations and profit-and-loss management. In his new role, Hannan will develop lending products for health care providers. Previously, he spent eight years with GE in its business development, finance and sales units.

“The addition of John and Kevin to our team underscores our commitment to increasing access to capital for equipment and technology that will help doctors and other health care professionals improve the quality of care,” said Hebig “Their many years of experience and specialized skills will be a major asset to our firm as we expand the financial services we offer in the health care market.”

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OptumHealth is part of Optum, an information and technology-enabled health services company dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. OptumHealth is a leader in population health management, helping 60 million Americans navigate the health care system, finance their health care needs and achieve their health and well-being goals. OptumHealth supports the physical, mental and financial health of individuals with solutions offered through employers, health plans, public sector programs and health care providers. Visit www.optumhealth.com for more information.