Here are the five most-read stories involving health insurers published by Becker's Hospital Review in 2018:
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health and Elkton, Md.-based Union Hospital of Cecil County have ended merger negotiations, according to the Cecil Whig.
The Town Board of Massena, N.Y. had repeatedly asked administrators at Massena Memorial Hospital about the status of a potential partnership with another local hospital, but only learned a final decision had been made after reading about it in the…
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Zoom+Care, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of on-demand retail and digital healthcare.
Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital named two potential affiliates after a nearly three-year search, according to the Watertown Daily Times.
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Partners HealthCare filed its application with the Rhode Island Department of Health to finalize its proposed acquisition of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Dec. 17.
DaVita Medical Group has agreed to sell to UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary for roughly $560 million less than the previous $4.9 billion acquisition price, the Star Tribune reports.
San Francisco-based Dignity Health and GoHealth Urgent Care, purchased six urgent care centers operated by Golden Gate Urgent Care.
Mario Molina, MD, served as CEO of Molina Healthcare from 1996 until the board unexpectedly fired him and his brother John Molina, the company's CFO, in 2017. Dr. Molina and the company are still at odds, according to the Los Angeles…
Cigna and Express Scripts gained approval from California and New York regulators to move forward with their $67 billion merger, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.