Humana to Acquire CarePlus Health Plans
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Health-care insurer Humana Inc. on Monday said it agreed to acquire CarePlus Health Plans of Florida for about $408 million in a transaction expected to give a solid boost to 2005 earnings.
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HealthSouth Corp. (HLSH.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) , a health-care company that is trying to emerge from an accounting scandal, said on Thursday it agreed to pay $325 million
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Health insurer Humana Inc. posted a rise in quarterly profit on Monday as the company&#39;s Medicare business gained and it kept health premiums ahead of soaring underlying medical costs.
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. (PHS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it agreed to buy American Medical Security Group Inc.
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Health insurer Humana Inc.  on  Monday said second-quarter net income rose 10 percent, helped  by better-than-expected results in its Medicare Advantage and  commercial and Tricare units.
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Microsoft Corp., seeking to expand in the medical sector, has agreed to acquire the assets of a privately held, Thailand-based health information system company, the software company said Monday.
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. (PHS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American Medical Security Group Inc.
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LifePoint Hospitals has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach.
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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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UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for $300 million, as the No.
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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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Centene Corp., the parent company of West Allis-based health maintenance organization Managed Health Services Insurance Corp., said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy two FirstGuard health plans serving a total of 136,000 members in Missouri and Kansas for
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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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InfoWorld - Microsoft announced plans to acquire health care search engine Medstory on Feb. 26, positioning the deal as a strategic move into the consumer health market.
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Manor Care Inc. &lt;HCR.N&gt;, the largest U.S. owner of nursing homes, on Monday said it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion, the latest health-care provider taken off the public market by a private equity buyer.
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Humana Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $84.3 million, or 52 cents per share, up from $62.1 million, or 38 cents per share, a year earlier.
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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.