Mergers and Acquisitions

UnitedHealth Group Scrutinized for Alleged Antitrust Practices

February 28, 2024 - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating antitrust allegations against UnitedHealth Group, with a specific focus on the ties between UnitedHealthcare and Optum, according to a Wall Street Journal article that broke the story. Optum’s physician group acquisitions are at the center of DOJ’s inquiries as well as how the...


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Elevance Health’s $2.5B Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time

by Kelsey Waddill

Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana (BCBSLA) announced that it will not move forward with plans to be acquired by Elevance Health. “We continue to hear from our stakeholders that they want Blue...

HCSC Announces $3.3B Cigna Medicare Business Acquisition

by Kelsey Waddill

HCSC, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, intends to seal the acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses for $3.3 billion, the payer announced. The purchase...

Elevance Health Plans to Acquire TX-Based Infusion Therapy Provider

by Victoria Bailey

Elevance Health has entered into an agreement to acquire infusion therapy provider Paragon Healthcare, improving access to specialty medication for members, the payer announced. Elevance Health plans...

How Healthcare Leaders Can Weigh Pros, Cons of Payer Megamergers

by Kelsey Waddill

When rumors circulate about major payers planning to merge, it always stokes the question: are payer megamergers ultimately good for the healthcare system? When the news broke that Cigna and Humana...

Slow but Steady: Experts Report on 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions Trends

by Kelsey Waddill

What will happen to the volume and value of mergers and acquisitions in 2023? This is a question at the forefront of payers’ minds as the healthcare industry emerges from the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic. The twelve...

CVS Health Finalizes $8B Acquisition of Signify Health

by Victoria Bailey

CVS has finalized its acquisition of the home healthcare company Signify Health, which aims to accelerate value-based care and improve health outcomes. “This transaction advances our value-based...

Elevance Health Will Acquire BCBSLA, Improve Care Access in LA

by Victoria Bailey

Elevance Health has announced plans to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBSLA), with the payers aiming to improve care access, quality, and affordability for Louisiana...

SCAN Group, CareOregon Plan to Combine, Form HealthRight Group

by Kelsey Waddill

SCAN Group and CareOregon have announced that they will combine under the name HealthRight Group (HealthRight). “For far too long, America’s not-for-profit managed care organizations have...

Elevance Health Will Acquire Specialty Pharmacy To Treat Chronic Diseases

by Kelsey Waddill

Elevance Health has announced plans to acquire a comprehensive specialty pharmacy for patients with complex and chronic diseases. “As a trusted, lifetime health partner, the acquisition of...

Consumers Seek Transparency Around Treatment Costs, Healthcare Deals

by Kelsey Waddill

Consumers voiced their support for more transparency around healthcare costs and deals, with three-quarters of respondents supporting protections against site-based treatment cost increases in an AHIP...

Judge Finalizes Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Settlement

by Kelsey Waddill

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has settled its antitrust litigation related to its practice of allegedly reducing competition between BCBS plans. “Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Blue...

Humana Plans to Acquire Medicaid Managed Care Organization

by Sarai Rodriguez

Humana has announced its plan to acquire all of the assets of Inclusa; a Wisconsin-based Medicaid managed care organization. Inclusa provides long-term care coverage to over 16,000 older adults and...

Anthem Announces Finalization of Integra Managed Care Acquisition

by Kelsey Waddill

Anthem has finalized its acquisition of Integra Managed Care, the payer announced. Integra is a managed care company that offers managed long-term care plans. The organization serves four areas in the...

Centene Announces Sale of Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Pharmacy

by Kelsey Waddill

Centene Corporation (Centene) has announced that the payer organization will sell both the pharmacy benefit manager Magellan Rx and pharmacy PANTHERx Rare.  Centene expects to make $2.8 billion...

3 Major Payer Q4 2021 Earnings Reports Show COVID-19 Impacts

by Kelsey Waddill

Major payers have released their earnings reports from the fourth quarter of 2021, which revealed the continued impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, highlighted mergers and acquisitions deals, and made...

Change Healthcare May Sell Assets to Prepare for UHG Merger

by Victoria Bailey

Change Healthcare is considering selling its payment integrity business, ClaimsXten, to prepare for its upcoming merger with UnitedHealth Group. ClaimsXten is a payment solution that aims to help...

Centene Finalizes Acquisition of Behavioral Healthcare Platform

by Victoria Bailey

Centene has completed its acquisition of the behavioral healthcare platform Magellan Health, which will allow the payer to provide members with low-cost integrated healthcare services. “Magellan...

Centene Will Group Medicare Offerings Under Wellcare Brand

by Kelsey Waddill

Wellcare has announced that Centene and Wellcare will consolidate their Medicare offerings under the Wellcare brand name. This strategy will bring Centene Medicare products like Allwell, Health...

Humana Plans to Acquire Value-Based Home Healthcare Partner

by Victoria Bailey

Humana has announced its plan to acquire One Homecare Solutions (onehome) from WayPoint Capital Partners in order to expand value-based care in home healthcare services. The acquisition accompanies...