Mergers & Acquisitions
Co-op Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative offers individual and small-group exchange plans in 24 counties in Wisconsin.
The for-profit provider now operates 27 urgent care clinics in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
IU Health Plans, which will operate as part of Anthem BCBS in Indiana, has Medicare Advantage plans in 36 counties.
The acquisition was originally expected to close this month, but in November the DOJ sued to block the merger.
Memora helps health systems and payers to incorporate AI-driven workflow-automation technology.
The FTC is not targeting private equity or trying to impede investment in healthcare, it's just looking at anticompetitive conduct, says John Saran, a partner at Holland & Knight.
Sellers need to disclose any issues up-front, as clients lack 100% compliance on HIPAA regulations 100% of the time, says Adam Green, a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine.
The lawsuit centers on a DOJ investigation into UnitedHealth Group's business segments, including Optum and Change Healthcare.
Plaintiffs say a hospital subcommittee is giving the facility away to Deaconess for "virtually nothing in return."
The goal is to expand coverage in existing markets and expand into new ones, Addus CEO says.