Revolution Health Group
{{short description|Former US healthcare company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Revolution Health Group
| type = Private
| foundation = July 2005
| location = Washington DC, United States
| key_people = Steve Case, Chairman/CEO
| num_employees =
| industry = Healthcare
| homepage = http://www.revolutionhealth.com/
}}
Revolution Health Group was a United States–based corporation founded in July 2005 by Steve Case. It was one of three companies in the Revolution LLC group of companies.
The Revolution Health board of directors was chaired by Steve Case, and its members included former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Frank Raines, Jim Barksdale, Steve Wiggins, Carly Fiorina, Miles Gilburne, Jeff Zients, John Delaney, and David Golden; and Revolution Health CEO John Pleasants, among others.{{cite web |title=Steve Case Launces Revolution |url=http://revolution.com/health/default.asp |access-date=2 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117063915/http://revolution.com/health/default.asp |archive-date=17 November 2006}}
By October 2006, it had acquired Simo Software, Wondir, Extend Benefits, and ConnectYourCare, in its efforts to transform US healthcare.
On October 25, 2007, the company dismissed 60 employees, or a quarter of its workforce, as part of a restructuring.
On October 3, 2008, Revolution Health announced that it would merge with Waterfront Media in a deal valued at $300 million.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/business/03deal.html?_r=2&oref=slogin | work=The New York Times | title=Two Online Health Site Operators to Announce a Merger | first=Stephanie | last=Clifford | date=October 3, 2008 | accessdate=May 22, 2010}}
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Further reading
- {{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100303736_pf.html |title=With Merger, Revolution Takes Aim At WebMD |author=Annys Shin |work=Washington Post |date= October 4, 2008 |ref=none}}
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