Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., is continuing its expansion of family services with the acquisition of two medical practices, according to Buffalo Business First.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Health Alliance Plan, a subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, signed a definitive agreement to acquire a Detroit-based Medicaid plan.
UnitedHealth Group and private equity firm Carlyle Group are front-runners in a bid for pharmacy benefits and behavioral health provider Magellan Health, an SVB Leerink analyst told Business Insider.
Anthem entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the nation's largest independently held behavioral health organization, Beacon Health Options, the companies said June 6.
Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System notified 40,000 patients that negotiations with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have stalled and their coverage could be disrupted if a new agreement is not reached, according to the Albany Herald.
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Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is partnering with Fast Track Urgent Care to operate 10 urgent care clinics in the state, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital.
Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System, branded WVU Medicine, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia reached a multiyear contract, the organizations said June 5.
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.
J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, a 71-bed, nonprofit community hospital in Huntingdon, Pa., is the newest member of DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare, the organizations announced.