M&A

UnitedHealth Group completed the sale of its health insurance and hospital operations in Brazil, the company said in regulatory documents filed Feb. 6. 

Hundreds of people, including physicians, patients and Oregon Senate Majority Whip Sara Gelser Blouin, have urged the state department of health to block Optum's proposed acquisition of Corvallis (Ore.) Clinic, the Corvallis Gazette-Times reported Feb. 8.

It's going to be a difficult task for Health Care Service Corp. to turn Cigna's Medicare business into a financially successful endeavor, according to a Moody's analysis shared with Becker's.

Centene completed the sale of its U.K. companies. 

A Louisiana judge rejected a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking to block the current terms of the proposed sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health, nola.com reported Feb. 1. 

As the nation's largest insurers have evolved, several Blue Cross Blue Shield companies are following suit and becoming providers as well.

Cigna's plan to sell its Medicare business to Health Care Service Corp. is clearing a path for future mergers and acquisitions, according to S&P analysts. 

The Cigna Group reached a deal to sell its Medicare business to Health Care Service Corp. for $3.3 billion. 

After a called-off merger between Humana and Cigna, executives at both companies say they are focused on staying on their existing courses. 

Cigna's Evernorth has sold seven outpatient imaging centers in Phoenix to diagnostic imaging provider RadNet for an undisclosed amount.