Transactions & Valuation Issues

Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare is set to acquire Manistee, Mich.-based West Shore Medical Center, according to 9&10 News.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare will acquire Grand Junction, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans, The Denver Post reported.

Dubbed the "hipster" health insurer, Oscar Health — a New York City-based startup — is making a monumental change to its plan offerings for 2017, according to Vox.

Here are the 10 largest for-profit hospital chains in the United States based on the number of hospitals and the leaders who guide them.

Fargo, N.D.-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota will initiate a program, called Blue Alliance, aimed at shifting providers from fee-for-service reimbursements to a value-based model, the Grand Forks Herald reported.

Healthcare merger and acquisition activity showed no signs of slowing down in the first half of 2016, according to a report from investment bank Berkery Noyes.

Hospital merger and acquisition activity remained strong in the first half of 2016, according to the latest analysis by Kaufman, Hall & Associates.

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general partnerships took place or were announced in the past week.

Portland, Ore.-based Providence Health Plan will cease coverage for 11,000 policyholders in southern Oregon beginning Jan. 1, News10 reported.

WellCare of Georgia, a subsidiary of Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans, formed a value-based partnership with Oakhurst Medical Centers in Atlanta.