Large Chicago area health system Advocate is merging with Milwaukee-based Aurora Health, in another deal that should be rejected on competitive grounds.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20171204/NEWS/171209965?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20171204-NEWS-171209965&utm_campaign=financedailyUnitedHealth Group is buying the medical clinic business of DaVita Health for $4.9 billion, bringing to a close a difficult chapter for DaVita, which struggled to make its acquisition of that business work. Another example of stick to your knitting. And UHG continue to expand its provider footprint, which makes sense if it lowers costs for UHG health plans and if the businesses can be effectively managed.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealth-buy-davitas-medical-unit-120715969.htmlCVS is buying Aetna in a widely expected, but hard to understand, deal.
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