Transactions & Valuation Issues

A deal between CVS Health and Aetna could arrive Monday, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal Thursday.

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University are reportedly in discussions to jointly purchase Care New England, also in Providence, WPRI-12 News reports.

The New Jersey Department of Health State Health Planning Board approved the sale of Secaucus, N.J.-based Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center to a New York developer for $12.2 million, according to nj.com.

University of Texas Health San Antonio President William Henrich, MD, announced Tuesday the hospital's partnership with Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center will "go live" in February, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

Camp Hill, Pa.-based Rite Aid completed the pilot closing and first phase of its asset sale to Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens Boots Alliance Nov. 27.

Houston-based Texas Medical Center partnered with Johnson & Johnson on a 25,500-square-foot facility at the hospital designed to spur innovation in the medical device field, J&J announced Nov. 8.

Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Health System is discussing a potential management agreement to prevent a 60-year-old rural hospital — J. Paul Jones Hospital in Camden, Ala. — from closing, according to the Birmingham Business Journal.

Humana amended its executive severance policy in the event a change in company ownership occurs, Insider Louisville reports.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare signed an in-network agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Nov. 22.

Although Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and Anthem resolved their dispute, Connecticut lawmakers are seeking information on how the impasse affected residents, according to the Hartford Courant.