1. Highmark and HealthNow New York officially completed their affiliation, making Highmark the fourth largest Blue plan in the U.S.
2. Evernorth, Cigna’s health services business, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire telehealth company MDLive.
3. UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atrius Health, a 715-physician group based in Newton, Mass.
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