BCBS Louisiana acquisition cost Elevance Health $2.5B

Elevance Health agreed to pay $2.5 billion for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, its first state Blue Cross Blue Shield acquisition in over 15 years, Bloomberg reported Feb. 27. 

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According to documents acquired by the outlet, additional conditions could raise the value of the transaction by $1 million. 

BCBS Louisiana, a nonprofit, will use the funds from the acquisition to establish a foundation to address health equity and provide payouts to many of its members. The insurer will become a for-profit subsidiary of Elevance. 

Elevance expects to add 1.6 million members and $4.5 billion in revenue from the purchase.  

The deal is subject to approval from Louisiana regulators and is expected to close this year. 

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