Transactions & Valuation Issues

Elkton, Md.-based Union Hospital signed a letter of intent to join Wilmington, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System.

Optum may soon have a payment-processing platform under its wing that serves all but one of the 10 largest payers, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The Federal Trade Commission approved UnitedHealth Group's $4.3 billion acquisition of Davita Medical Group, with the condition that UnitedHealth sell one of its newly purchased medical groups in Nevada.

Exclusive negotiations between Thomas Jefferson University and Temple University over the sale of Fox Chase Cancer Center are likely to extend beyond the initial expiration date, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Institutional Shareholder Services, an influential shareholder adviser, gave Centene and WellCare Health Plans a vote of confidence on their $17 billion deal, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.  

Two Maine healthcare systems are planning to merge, pending state and federal approval, according to The Press Herald.

Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, and Northern Light Health in Brewer, Maine, received a key approval to create Maine's second-largest healthcare system, according to Mainebiz.

A Rhode Island physician said the health of the state's residents depends on more integration among hospitals, according to the Providence Journal.

The University of Louisville announced June 12 that it ended talks with Catholic Health Initiatives about acquiring Louisville-based KentuckyOne Health's local assets, including Jewish Hospital, according to the Louisville Courier Journal.

Here are five updates on Medicaid payers and policy changes involving the program for low-income Americans published by Becker's Hospital Review in the past month: