UnitedHealth to buy Sierra Health
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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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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - Coventry Health Care Inc. is buying managed health care company First Health Group Corp. for $1.8 billion in cash and stock in a deal that would create a national health benefits company
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TORONTO (CP) - The Onex Corp. conglomerate has signed a $980 million deal to buy two US health services companies owned by former Canadian transportation giant Laidlaw International Inc.
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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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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH.N on  Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for $300  million, as the No. 1 U.S. health insurer seeks to offer more  health savings accounts, which give consumers incentives to  rein in health costs.
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NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA  - Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc  said on Tuesday that it would buy PolyMedica Corp , which distributes blood-glucose tests, for $1.2 billion to expand its services for diabetics.
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The $2.6 billion purchase will give UnitedHealth, the nation's largest health insurance company, its first managed care presence in Nevada.
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California&#39;s insurance commissioner said Tuesday he would approve the proposed merger between health insurance giants WellPoint Health Networks and Anthem.
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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.
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LOS ANGELES/PHILADELPHIA  - California's insurance  commissioner on Tuesday ended his opposition to Anthem Inc.'s  ATH.N proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of WellPoint Health  Networks Inc. WLP.N after Anthem agreed to hike its funding  of state health projects.
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Health Care REIT will acquire Windrose Medical Properties.
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In another sign insurers are betting that high-deductible insurance policies are the future of health care, UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it had agreed to purchase Definity Health for $300 million.
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Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc  bought 1 million shares of insurer UnitedHealth Group  in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a regulatory filing.
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Smiths Group is to buy Medex, a US healthcare company, for $925m (Â£477m), including $300m of debt, in the biggest deal for the UK engineering conglomerate since the merger of Smiths and TI Group in 2000.
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MINNEAPOLIS - UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it will acquire Definity Health Corp. of Minneapolis for $300 million cash. Definity is best known for offering what are commonly called consumer driven health
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Coventry Health Care Inc. CVH.N on  Thursday said it agreed to buy rival health plan First Health  Group Corp. FHCC.O for $1.8 billion in stock and cash as it  looks to expand its geographic reach and keep pace with rivals.
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SIGNAL HILL, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Care, Inc., a managed care health plan dedicated to providing, arranging and delivering quality health care programs and services to California&#39;s diverse