Anthem Adds Aspire Health to Its Care Roster

Anthem Adds Aspire Health to Its Care Roster

Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) isn’t sitting still while other managed care companies scoop up physician practices and post-acute services. The Indianapolis-based health insurer announced on May 23 that it will acquire Aspire Health, the nation’s largest non-hospice, community based palliative care provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. Aspire Health was founded in 2013 by former U.S. Senator and physician William Frist (R-TN) and Brad Smith. The latter serves as CEO of the company. Aspire currently provides services under contracts with more than 20 health plans to consumers in 25 states. The company uses proprietary predictive clinical and claims-based patient algorithms to... Read More »