Pittsburgh-based UPMC signed an affiliation agreement with Somerset (Pa.) Hospital Nov. 1.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health completed its acquisition of Chambersburg, Pa.-based Summit Health Nov. 1.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare launched a new website outlining where its negotiations with UnitedHealthcare stand.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare are attempting to negotiate a new contract for some of the health system's employed physicians before a Jan. 1 deadline, according to the Smoky Mountain News.
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Physician Group may leave Aetna's provider network if a contract dispute between the two organizations persists, according to The Blade.
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Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems completed the sale of two Arkansas hospitals on Nov. 1.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems became the largest for-profit hospital operator in the nation in 2014 when it acquired Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates. Now, the company is selling off hospitals to pay down its debt.
After several quiet years, mergers and acquisitions have powered back onto the front pages of many business publications.
Boston-based Partners HealthCare and Providence-based Care New England have ceased partnership talks with Lifespan after roughly nine months, according to the Providence Journal.
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