Payer

Here are four companies that have recenlty agreed to a transaction with UnitedHealth Group:

Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans in aggregate gained $2.3 billion in 2017 as a result of new federal tax law, according to a report from ratings agency A.M. Best.

Despite openly opposing a proposed deal between Aetna and Humana in 2016, the American Medical Association has not asked antitrust regulators to block CVS Health's proposed $69 billion bid for Aetna, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Jepsen.

Aetna asked a district court to require its former chief Medicare actuary to return documents used to accuse CVS Caremark of overbilling the federal government for prescriptions since 2007, according to a recent court filing.

A federal appellate court ruled health insurers are not owed billions of dollars in funding under the ACA's risk corridors program, according to Law360.

A federal judge has greenlighted AT&T's takeover of Time Warner, a ruling expected to spur a wave of corporate takeovers. If the decision plays out as the markets anticipate, Anthem may consider a bid for Humana, writes Bloomberg's Max Nisen…

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association can appeal claims that the way it does business may be an automatic violation of federal antitrust regulations, according to Law360.

UnitedHealth Group won a dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the health insurer of Medicare Advantage fraud, according to Reuters.

HealthEquity, a health savings trustee, discovered one of its employee's email accounts containing individuals' protected health information had been compromised due to a human error, according to HealthEquity's notice posted on Click On Detroit.

UnitedHealth Group snatched up Epic Hearing, which manages insurance benefits for a Swiss hearing aid manufacturer, March 30, according to the Star Tribune.