UnitedHealth to buy Sierra Health for $2.4 bln
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. said on Monday it will acquire Sierra Health Services Inc.  for more than $2.4 billion to expand in the fast-growing Las Vegas area and boost its Medicare business.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Monday it would acquire Sierra Health Services Inc.  for $43.50 per share to help it expand in the fast-growing U.S. Southwest.
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Anthem Inc. ATH.N and WellPoint  Health Networks Inc. WLP.N on Tuesday sealed their $16.5  billion merger, creating the biggest health insurance company  in the United States with 28 million members.
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Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco  Health Solutions Inc.  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy  PolyMedica Corp.  for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand  its diabetes care services.
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UnitedHealth Group, the nation's second-largest managed care company, reported Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings leapt 45.8 percent, capping a year in which it added six million new members.
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Manor Care Inc. , the largest  U.S. operator of homes for the elderly, said on Monday it  agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion,  becoming the latest health care provider taken off the public  market by a private equity buyer.
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Nestle , the world's largest  food group, is buying the medical nutrition business of Swiss  pharmaceutical group Novartis AG  for $2.525 billion,  the companies said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, December 1  - Anthem Inc (ATH.NYS) has successfully completed its $20 billion acquisition of WellPoint Health Networks (WLP) to form the biggest health insurance company in the US, with more than 28 million members.
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Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy PolyMedica Corp  for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand its diabetes care services.
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UnitedHealth Group buys Definity Health, which offers consumer-driven options.
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United Technologies said Thursday that it had agreed to buy the British fire-safety company Kidde for $2.8 billion, ending months of negotiations.
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UK-BASED investment manager and life services provider HHG Plc has agreed to sell its Life Services business for an estimated $2.46 billion.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia's Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.
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Rural hospital operator LifePoint  Hospitals Inc. LPNT.O agreed to buy rival Province Healthcare  Co. PRV.N for $1.03 billion in cash and stock to broaden its  geographic reach, the companies said on Monday.
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Anthem and Wellpoint Health Networks finally won approval from CaliforniaÂs insurance commissioner for their $16.4 billion merger.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group  Inc.  said on Monday it would acquire Sierra Health  Services Inc.  for $43.50 per share to help it expand in  the fast-growing U.S. Southwest.
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- LifePoint Hospitals Inc. , an operator of acute care facilities in rural areas, outlined a deal yesterday to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. for about $1.1 billion in cash and stock.