M&A and Financing Newsflash: Anthem Completes Acquisition of Aspire Health

Anthem Finalizes Deal for Aspire Health Months Ahead of Schedule  Insurer Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) has completed its acquisition of Aspire Health, the nation’s largest provider of non-hospice, community-based palliative care. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Indianapolis-based Anthem and its affiliated companies provide products and services to more than 74 million people. […]

Home Health Agency Continues Legal Fight for Lost Profits

New Vision Home Heathcare, Inc., a home health care agency based in Southfield, Michigan, is taking on health insurance and managed care giant Anthem in a Medicare billing suit that seeks $20 million in lost profits. Anthem, the largest for-profit managed health care company in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, used its subsidiary, Medicare program […]

Walgreens, Health Insurers Push to Expand Telemedicine Services at Home

In a push toward supporting in-home care, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG), along with national health insurers, have expanded their telemedicine initiatives, hoping to reach millions more consumers by next year.  The Deerfield, Illinois-based national drugstore chain, which launched its telehealth smartphone app late last year, said it will be expanding the tech to both tablets and […]