Mergers & Acquisitions
Businesses' revenues totaled $2.3 billion for the 12-month period ending October 2016, Cardinal Health said.
Almost half of McKesson customers, 17 percent of Change customers were unaware, survey finds.
Earnings per share rose to $1.88 in 2016, up from $1.23 in 2015; income spike partially due to lower office building, merger costs.
Of the transactions announced in the first quarter of 2017, six involved for-profit acquirers and 21 involved nonprofits.
Acquisitions rose to 48 in the first quarter, a 78 percent jump from fourth quarter of 2016, data shows.
The case hinged on competition in the Medicare Advantage market, in which a combined Aetna/Humana would become a dominate player.
Yates is taking a stab at predicting how certain trends and events will play out over the coming year.
$950 million divestiture is ahead of Walgreens Boots Alliance acquisition of Rite Aid.
Department of Justice ends antitrust waiting period, clearing the way for McKesson and Change to create a new healthcare IT company.
Affiliation and coalition have advantages like combining of operations and increased system efficiency; full integration provides the most benefit.