Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's Hospital and Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System embarked on an affiliation agreement to create a pediatric nursery alliance, according to Log Cabin Democrat.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
European Union antitrust regulators will reportedly approve the $25 billion acquisition of Saint Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical by Abbott Park, Ill.-based pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories, with conditions, according to Reuters.
Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis is reportedly in talks to purchase Bridgewater, N.J.-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals, according to NJBiz.com.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office dismissed protests from UnitedHealthcare, Health Net and WellPoint over losing two large military healthcare contract bids valued at a combined $58 billion.
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health and Clinton County agreed to a five-year contract naming IU Health the new operator of Frankfort (Ind.) Hospital, effective June 1, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.
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Kansas City-based University of Kansas Hospital and Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health's Cotton O'Neil Cancer Center agreed to embark on a joint venture to expand radiation oncology services in the area, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Concord, Calif.-based VEP Healthcare launched a partnership with Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital and will provide emergency medicine and medical services to the hospital.
Chicago-based AVIA, a network of hospitals and health systems aiming to transform the industry through digital solutions, and Greenville, S.C.-based Care Coordination Institute forged a strategic partnership to promote and support the use of digital solutions by clinically integrated networks.
Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary's Health Care System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia reached an agreement to continue in-network collaboration, reports Athens Banner-Herald.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson will begin hearing remarks from Anthem and Cigna Nov. 21 as the payers defend their $54 billion acquisition contract against an U.S. Department of Justice antitrust challenge.