M&A

Cigna and Humana have renewed talks of a potential merger, Bloomberg reported Oct. 18. 

Elevance Health's health services arm, Carelon, intends to purchase Nashville-based CareBridge, a value-based home and community-based care provider for patients with chronic and complex needs.

Elevance Health sold Miami-based Pasteur Medical Centers and Wellmax Medical Centers to Las Mercedes Medical Centers, which is also headquartered in Miami.

From Centene completing the sale of another subsidiary, to IU Health announcing plans to sell its health plan to Elevance Health's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, here are five payer M&A updates Becker's has reported since Sept. 6. 

Centene has completed the sale of Collaborative Health Systems to Astrana Health. 

Florida's insurance commissioner has given the green light for Health Care Service Corp. to purchase Cigna's Medicare business in the state.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is selling its health plan to Elevance Health's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for an undisclosed amount.

Selling Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana is "completely off the table" for new CEO Bryan Camerlinck, Business Report reported Aug. 29. 

UnitedHealth Group is reportedly considering picking up the third-largest ambulatory surgical center operator in the U.S., and is awaiting approval of its proposed acquisition of home health provider Amedisys. 

UnitedHealth Group is among the potential buyers of ambulatory surgical center operator Surgery Partners, Bloomberg reported Aug. 23, citing sources close to the matter.