Portland, Ind.-based Jay County Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital, will join Indianapolis-based IU Health March 1 after signing a definitive agreement.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Columbia, S.C.-based Palmetto Health and Greenville (S.C.) Health System finalized their partnership Nov. 21 — creating a combined healthcare entity consisting of 13-hospitals.
From Cigna announcing an alliance with San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Health System to Hartford HealthCare ending its contract dispute with Anthem, here are four notable payer stories making headlines this week.
The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the past week.
Becker's Hospital Review reported these six contract resolutions and dissolutions between payers and providers since Nov. 3, beginning with the most recent.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas members gained in-network access to Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Health System under a new contract.
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health's The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health, located in a Cincinnati suburb, joined Anthem's Medicare Advantage provider network.
San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Health System and its 800-physician medical group will operate a joint health plan with Cigna.
Two analysts project President Donald Trump's administration is unlikely to block CVS Health's proposed $66 billion-plus bid for Aetna, according to the Hartford Courant.
CVS Health could reach a deal to buy Aetna for $66 billion-plus by the end of November, according to a Hartford Courant report.