Transactions & Valuation Issues

Medical Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust, reported a record $4.5 billion in acquisitions for 2019.

An ongoing legal battle over whether Anthem or Cigna owes the other billions in termination fees may be coming to an end. 

Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare will take over operation of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., under a management services agreement that begins Feb. 17.

Livingston (Mont.) HealthCare has purchased 100 acres of land next to its campus, according to the Livingston Enterprise. 

McKesson Corp. and Change Healthcare are working to end their partnership, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 

Centene Corp. is postponing the release of its 2020 financial forecast due to the insurer's recent integration with WellCare Health Plans.

Mid Coast-Parkview Health will join MaineHealth on March 1, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis HealthCare, one of the largest post-acute care providers in the U.S., has agreed to transition operations of 19 facilities to New Generation Health, a healthcare consulting firm.

Eight transactions involving hospitals and health systems that were announced, finalized or advanced since Jan. 29:

Cumberland-based Western Maryland Health System has merged with Pittsburgh-based UPMC after less than a year of negotiations.