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…
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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…
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UnitedHealth subsidiary SCA Health acquired one of the largest gastroenterology physician group practices in the U.S. in early 2025 from a private equity firm, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Aug. 19. SCA acquired Exton, Pa.-based U.S. Digestive Health from Amulet Capital…
UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of home health and hospice provider Amedisys in a deal valued at $101 per share in cash. The transaction, which closed on Aug. 14, makes Amedisys a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth and removes…
Optum has acquired Kingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Medical Group, WJHL reported Aug. 11. The 200-provider medical group has more than 70 locations in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, according to the report. “Holston Medical Group is pleased to join Optum to…
UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys have reached a proposed final agreement with the Justice Department and attorneys general in four states to resolve an antitrust lawsuit that had temporarily halted their proposed $3.3 billion merger. On Aug. 7, the U.S. District…
Priority Health, the insurance arm of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, will become the governing member of Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire, a Wisconsin-based health plan with more than 61,000 members. Both organizations expect the transaction to close by…