Transactions & Valuation Issues

St. Louis-based Ascension Health has created a new unit to extend the organization's mission internationally: Ascension Holdings International.

New York City, N.Y.-based New York-Presbyterian Hospital will lease about 500,000 square feet of office space on Park Avenue, according to Crain's Business New York.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare awarded $148 million in quality of care bonuses to more than 1,900 physicians who hit specific performance measures while treating Medicare Advantage members.

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital will merge to expand pediatric care services in the area, according to The Press Democrat.

State regulators would have to approve Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Health System's acquisition of New London, Conn.-based Lawrence + Memorial Hospital by next month to let the systems avoid an additional $250,000 in regulatory fees, according to The Day.

The Bureau of Insurance in Maine reported Community Health Option's June net loss was 19.2 percent worse than anticipated, however its year-to-date net loss was 0.8 percent better than expected.

In a recent press release, AMN Healthcare announced they have named veteran healthcare executive Matthew Zubiller as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, a new role that will help lead the continued development and expansion of AMN, the leader and innovator in healthcare…

Aetna established a valued-based accountable care organization with Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals, the Triangle Business Journal reported.

While Aetna boosted its operating income 8 percent in the second quarter to $783 million, the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer is withdrawing plans to expand its offerings on the 2017 Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.

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