Transactions & Valuation Issues

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center and Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital have agreed to affiliate, the organizations announced Sept. 12. 

Three major healthcare organizations —  LifePoint Health, MultiCare Health System and UW Medicine —  have partnered to create Embright, a new clinically integrated network in the Pacific Northwest.

The total number of healthcare mergers and acquisitions hit a record high in 2018, and dozens of deals have been announced so far this year.

Here are five lawsuits involving payers posted by Becker's Hospital Review in the past month.

Here are 10 updates on Anthem's recent contract negotiations, coverage decisions and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the past few months.

University of Louisville (Ky.) may not need a $50 million loan from the state to buy Jewish Hospital and its affiliated entities, despite previous assertions that the deal would be impossible without financial assistance, according to local news station WDRB.

Pineville (Ky.) Community Healthcare received a $7 million takeover bid, but the hospital ended up selling for less than half that amount, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Emory Healthcare Network, based in Atlanta, is adding Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis Hospital physicians and providers to its clinically integrated network.

Contract negotiations between Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have stalled, according to The Herald. 

The University of Louisville's top executive faced harsh questioning Sept. 9 from Kentucky lawmakers over the school's plan to take over a financially struggling health system with help from the state, according to the Louisville Business Journal.