Bright Health has sold its virtual care platform Zipnosis to health technology company Florence.

Humana's plan to purchase Wisconsin-based managed care company Inclusa has passed state reviews, the Wisconsin State Journal reported May 11. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health will end joint ownership of 25 primary, specialty and hospice care clinics. 

Health Alliance Plan and CareSource have finalized an agreement to create a joint venture to expand Health Alliance Plan's Medicaid business in Michigan. 

From CVS Health completing its acquisition of Oak Street Health, to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan planning to bring on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont as a subsidiary, here are seven payer merger and acquisition updates Becker's has reported since March 29: 

Centene has signed a definitive agreement to sell artificial intelligence platform Apixio to the private equity firm New Mountain Capital.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is planning to bring on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont as a subsidiary.

UnitedHealth Group's recently acquired LHC Group is buying Delaware-based home health company Summit Home Care. 

Optum has purchased Middletown, N.Y.-based Crystal Run Healthcare, a multispecialty physician group with over 400 providers across more than 30 locations.

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority referred UnitedHealth Group's proposed acquisition of the health technology firm EMIS Group for an in-depth investigation.

The Standard will acquire Elevance Health's disability, accidental death and dismemberment, absence management and paid family leave businesses. 

The Justice Department is no longer pursuing an appeal to block UnitedHealth Group's $7.8 billion purchase of Change Healthcare that closed in October, Reuters reported March 21. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the Federal Trade Commission to review CVS Health's proposed $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana CEO Steven Udvarhelyi, MD, said the company's pending sale to Elevance Health will not lead to layoffs or office closures, the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report reported March 16. 

UnitedHealth Group closed its acquisition of Lafayette, La.-based home health firm LHC Group on Feb. 22, nearly 11 months after the proposed acquisition was announced. Here is a timeline of the deal:

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. 

UnitedHealth Group has closed on its $5.4 billion acquisition of home health firm LHC Group.

LHC Group's stock will be halted immediately following the after-hours session on Feb. 22, according to a Feb. 16 notice from Nasdaq. The delisting comes as the home health company's acquisition by UnitedHealth is tentatively scheduled to close prior to the market open Feb. 23, subject to pending regulatory approval. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana will use funds from its acquisition by Elevance Health to establish a $3 billion foundation to address health equity and will disperse payments to some members, The Advocate reported Feb. 15. 

Elevance Health has closed its acquisition of specialty pharmacy BioPlus.