Transactions & Valuation Issues

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare is no longer in UnitedHealthcare's provider network after the organizations couldn't agree on reimbursement rates.

Summa Health and HealthSpan ended their investor relationship Jan. 1, three years ahead of its planned end date, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. 

Rome, Ga.-based Floyd Health System plans to seek approval from Georgia's attorney general this month to join Charlotte, N.C., based Atrium Health, according to the Rome News Tribune.

Centene completed its purchase of Pantherx, a Pittsburgh-based pharmacy specializing in drugs to treat rare diseases, the insurer said Dec. 30.

Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health has signed a letter of intent to sell two of its hospitals to KPC Global Management, according to a Dec. 30 report from the Hudson County View. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health has entered into an agreement to sell its majority interest in Capital Medical Center in Olympia, Wash., to Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. 

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Contract negotiations between New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare have stalled ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline, according to News 12 The Bronx.

Cobalt Ventures, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, picked up a minority stake in Cedar Gate Technology. Cedar Gate helps providers and payers manage their value-based care programs.