Augusta, Ga.-based University Hospital and UnitedHealthcare can't agree as to when their physicians' network contract is set to expire, potentially leaving patients and future contracts in limbo.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill that would increase oversight of hospital mergers and acquisitions in the state.
Lakeview Center, a behavioral health provider in Pensacola, Fla., plans to end its affiliation with Pensacola-based Baptist Health Care, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
After a previous contract expired Dec. 1, 2020, Anthem and Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center in Emporia, Va., reached an agreement for the insurer to be in-network effective July 1.
The University of California Board of Regents voted to adopt a new policy June 24 that may phase out the partnerships and affiliations it has with hospitals that impose religious restrictions on care, according to The Sacramento Bee.
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The Medical University of South Carolina plans to buy three hospitals, a freestanding emergency room and affiliated physician practices owned by Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health.
Southfield-based Beaumont Health and Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health are preparing for a proposed merger, and the Michigan health systems view it as a chance to improve care accessibility and affordability for the communities they serve.
Zing Health announced it is acquiring Pennsylvania-based Lasso Healthcare Insurance, a move that expands the Medicare Advantage plan provider's footprint to 32 states and Washington D.C.
Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro, Ala., signed a letter of intent to join the nine-hospital Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System effective Oct. 1, according to a June 23 news release.
Through a clinical integration, East Carolina University and Vidant Health — both in Greenville, N.C. — are creating a new health system brand in eastern North Carolina.