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Questions raised on PA Blues merger

September 12, 2008 — 10:58am ET | By Anne Zieger
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has released two reports analyzing the potential impact of the proposed merger between Highmark and Independence Blue Cross, which have raised some concerns... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: PA insurers face merger scrutiny

July 11, 2008 — 1:41am ET | By Anne Zieger
For many months now, Pennsylvania health plans Independence Blue Cross and Highmark have been waiting for the chance to defend their planned merger--and now, at long last, they've gotten their... Read more...

NY hospital, nursing home closure plans progress

July 3, 2008 — 11:17am ET | By Anne Zieger
The state of New York continues to make progress in its plan to merger or restructure more than 50 hospitals and nursing homes. The plan, which is design to cut down on duplication of services and... Read more...

With FTC against deal, No. VA system gives up on acquisition

June 9, 2008 — 6:59am ET
With the Federal Trade Commission coming out against the deal on antitrust grounds, Northern Virginia's five-hospital Inova Health System has given up on its plans to acquire Prince William Health... Read more...

U. of Pittsburgh Med Ctr. starts $20M joint venture with GE

June 6, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Though a not-for-profit organization, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has a portfolio of deals with technical organizations that would make many commercial organizations weep with envy.... Read more...

Prime Healthcare picks up three Tenet facilities

June 2, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A growing but controversial hospital chain has agreed to acquire three Tenet hospitals, expanding its network of facilities that reject all forms of managed care contracts. Hospitals included in the... Read more...

Trend: Healthcare chains pick up acquisitions pace

May 27, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Over the past couple of years, some of the largest hospital chains have been struggling to pay down massive amounts of debt resulting from acquisitions and mergers. But things may be changing, if... Read more...

Dialysis, cancer service firm gets $75M for deals and growth

May 22, 2008 — 6:59am ET
If you haven't heard of Ambulatory Services of America, you might in the future. The Brentwood, TN-based firm, which offers alternate-site dialysis and cancer treatment centers in partnership with... Read more...

AMA, SEIU ask court to stop UnitedHealth deal

May 16, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A group of opponents including the AMA and the SEIU Nevada have filed suit to stop UnitedHealth Group's planned buyout of Las Vegas-based health plan Sierra Health Services. The deal already has been... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: PA schedules hearings on Independence/Highmark merger; Medical college group urges caution with pharma tech freebie

May 13, 2008 — 6:59am ET
> More than a year after the deal was proposed, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has (finally) scheduled hearings to review public comments on the proposed merger of Independence Blue Cross... Read more...
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