Transactions & Valuation Issues

Drug companies Merck and Allergan have expressed interest in taking over biotechnology giant Biogen, The Wall Street Journal reports.

After a four-year hiatus, two Trios Health hospitals in Kennewick, Wash., are back in-network for Group Health Access PPO patients, reports Tri-City Herald.

Mergers and acquisitions activity in the outsourced business services sector continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2016, according to Corporate Advisory Solutions in its latest newsletter.

Missouri Care, which manages health insurance for those enrolled in the state's Medicaid program, has inked a deal with St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Washington University Physicians that will give about 117,000 individuals access to BJC facilities, according to the…

Residents of New Hampshire may face premiums 60 percent higher than last year for their Affordable Care Act health plans, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported.

The Illinois Department of Insurance released insurers' premium rate requests, some pursuing up to 45 percent increases on Affordable Care Act plans, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare will add approximately 328,000 members to its roster through separate transactions with Aetna, Humana and Universal American.

The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place or were announced in July.

 Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare is set to acquire the home healthcare services previously carried out by the Arkansas Department of Health.

New Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Indiana members can take health risk assessments at kiosks in the state's Wal-Mart pharmacies for a $10 reward toward store purchases.