M&A

UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of health technology firm EMIS Group, according to an Oct. 27 EMIS Group news release. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina intends to purchase all North Carolina locations of FastMed, a national chain of urgent care clinics.

Vermont regulators have approved Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont becoming a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has given UnitedHealth the OK to acquire health technology firm EMIS Group. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's sale to Elevance Health for $2.5 billion is temporarily on hold, nola.com reported Sept. 25.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana officials said they are again seeking to delay a regulatory hearing over its proposed sale to Elevance Health, nola.com reported Sept. 21. 

In an overwhelming majority, Amedisys shareholders approved a $3.3 billion acquisition by UnitedHealth Group's Optum on Sept. 8.

Molina Healthcare has completed the acquisition of My Choice Wisconsin, a Medicaid MCO with 44,000 members. 

Centene is reportedly offloading its last U.K. businesses, continuing a strategy under CEO Sarah London of divesting from non-core businesses. 

Centene is planning to sell its Operose clinics in the U.K., its last remaining business in the country, the Financial Times reported Aug. 30.