Centene is rebranding Bayless Integrated Healthcare, a Phoenix-based subsidiary that provides primary care and behavioral health services, the St. Louis Business Journal reported July 17.

Molina Healthcare will purchase Bright Health Group's California Medicare Advantage business for $600 million, the two businesses said June 30. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum plans to merge with home and hospice care provider Amedisys in an all-cash deal valued at $101 per share, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.

CareSource plans to acquire a new affiliate, Radiant Alliance, a nonprofit organization composed of Metta Healthcare, the parent company of Ohio's Hospice and Pure Healthcare, and United Church Homes, pending regulatory approval.

From major purchases by CVS Health to UnitedHealth Group's continued growth in the care delivery space, these are eight merger and acquisition deals within the health insurance industry that have closed since Jan. 1:

Centene has completed the sale of artificial intelligence platform Apixio to the private equity firm New Mountain Capital.

Since taking over the role in March 2022, Centene CEO Sarah London has overseen the divestiture of several non-core businesses. 

From Centene signing an agreement to sell an artificial intelligence platform, to UnitedHealth Group's Optum pitching a $3.3 billion merger with a home-health provider, here are 10 payer merger and acquisition updates Becker's reported since March 31:  

Home and hospice care provider Amedisys has received an unsolicited cash offer from UnitedHealth Group's Optum to merge, following an agreement in May to be purchased by infusion services provider Option Care Health. The deal with Optum is valued at $3.26 billion, according to Reuters.

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.