Medica plans to purchase certain contracts and assets from UCare as the latter’s legacy business winds down operations next year, the two companies said Nov. 17. “We have the opportunity to build upon both Medica’s strengths and UCare’s legacy, allowing…
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Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arkansas have signed a definitive agreement to form a strategic affiliation. Under the agreement, Arkansas Blue Cross will continue to operate as an Arkansas-based health insurance company, maintaining its local…
The Justice Department is asking a Maryland federal court judge to appoint William Berlin as compliance monitor as part of the settlement agreement allowing UnitedHealth Group to acquire Amedisys. UnitedHealth completed its acquisition of the home health and hospice provider…
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield confirmed it is exploring an affiliation with Cambia Health Solutions, The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Oct. 30. A spokesperson for Arkansas BCBS told the news outlet the “strategic affiliation agreement” the company is considering…
Optum’s Massachusetts-based subsidiary Atrius Health plans to acquire Acton Medical Associates, a 45-provider primary care group serving nearly 37,000 patients in the Boston area, according to a Sept. 25 filing from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Atrius, a Newton-based physician…
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NeueHealth, formerly known as Bright Health, went private Oct. 2 with the closing of a $1.5 billion deal. The company was acquired by an affiliate of venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, according to an Oct. 2 news release. Common…
Several major payer acquisitions have or closed or were announced in 2025. 13 deals to note: Kaiser Permanente is entering the Nevada market through a joint venture with Reno-based Renown Health and will form a new health insurance entity with…
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida has approved a bid from Humana’s CenterWell to acquire the assets of The Villages Health, the health system serving The Villages retirement community in Florida. TVH filed for Chapter 11…
CareSource and New York-based ElderServe Health have finalized their affiliation, effective Sept. 1. ElderServe Health, which offers Medicaid and Medicare to elderly or disabled New Yorkers, will no longer operate under RiverSpring Living, its former parent company, according to a…
Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota plan to enter a strategic affiliation that would bring the Fargo-based insurer under Cambia’s management while maintaining its local governance and mutual status. The agreement would integrate BCBSND into…