Mergers & Acquisitions
Lab data on the 48 million consumers enrolled in UnitedHealthcare will help insurer reduce risk.
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The deal signals another move by an insurer to get into the provider business for more integrated care to lower costs.
The new fund will be looking for healthcare companies that can provide measurable prevention or treatment, whether that be in cardiovascular diseases themselves or in risk factors including diabetes.
Joint operating agreement stipulates shared governance, financials which will be led by Advocate Children's President Mike Farrell.
New regional network would include Exeter Health Resources and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in New Hampshire as a subsidiary of Massachusetts General.
The move is to adapt to a changing healthcare environment as insurers and providers increasingly share financial risk, Partners spokesperson says.
Executives say the deal will give ProMedica a platform for managing the silver tsunami of baby boomer patients by eradicating traditional barriers of where care gets delivered.
MSD has continued to strengthen its leadership in the home infusion space while also significantly expanding its presence across the broader post-acute landscape.
Spokesperson says the details are still being worked out about physical locations or shared access to care services and they hope to finalize the arrangement this year.