Cigna Sells Medicare Assets to Health Care Service Corporation for $3.7 Billion

Cigna Sells Medicare Assets to Health Care Service Corporation for $3.7 Billion

Cigna has announced the sale of its Medicare Advantage, Cigna Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D and CareAllies businesses to Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) for a total transaction value of approximately $3.7 billion. HCSC is the United States’ largest customer-owned health insurer with nearly 17.5 million members in its health plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. HCSC was formerly known as Hospital Service Corporation and changed its name to Health Care Service Corporation in 1975. Centerview Partners LLC is acting as a financial advisor to Cigna. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC provided additional financial advice. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz... Read More »
Q2:23 Thematic Earnings Roundup

Q2:23 Thematic Earnings Roundup

This earnings season has provided us with insights into how various publicly traded healthcare companies are navigating the current landscape. Let’s delve into the trends and outcomes that defined the second quarter of 2023. The Home Health & Hospice Market: The Erosion of Medicare Fee-For-Service The Home Health & Hospice (HH&H) market has been volatile of late, with companies like Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) reporting a significant shortfall in earnings and a decline in revenue compared to the same period last year. Amedisys reported a financial loss in the second quarter of $80.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same 2022 period. A significant portion of this... Read More »
Cigna Sells Medicare Assets to Health Care Service Corporation for $3.7 Billion

The Managed Care Earnings Round-Up

Some of the largest Managed Care providers in the world have announced their earnings for 2022, and the results are looking promising for the Managed Care space. Humana Inc., Centene Corporation and Cigna Corp. all achieved positive operating and financial results for 2022, with some even surpassing their expectations for the year. However, M&A within the Managed Care sector slowed in 2022, with just 43 transactions announced, a 10.4% decrease from 2021 when 48 deals were announced. This decline is the result of a shift in these company’s growth strategy as they focus on cleaning up their portfolios through divestments. Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) Humana reported strong operating and... Read More »
Molina Healthcare Expands in Texas

Molina Healthcare Expands in Texas

The Managed Care-giant Molina Health, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) has announced a deal with Cigna (NYSE: CI). Molina is purchasing Cigna’s Texas Medicaid and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMP) for $60 million. As of December 31, 2020, Cigna’s Texas MMP business served approximately 48,000 Medicaid members in the STAR+PLUS program in the Hidalgo, Tarrant, and Northeast service areas, and approximately 2,000 MMP members in the Hidalgo service area. In 2020, the business generated a premium revenue of approximately $1.0 billion.  This transaction is a huge boost into the Texas Medicaid and Medicare market, another step in Molina’s path for growth. Throughout 2020, the company announced a string of... Read More »
Top 10 Healthcare Services Deals 2010-2019

Top 10 Healthcare Services Deals 2010-2019

What a decade it’s been for health care! The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, unleased a tidal wave of change on the U.S. healthcare landscape that continues today. Even on the services side, pharmaceuticals figured into several transactions, from acquiring pharmacy benefits managers and contract research organizations (the R&D angle) to wholesale and distribution. With only a few days left in the decade, here’s a chart of the top 10 healthcare services deals announced since January 1, 2010, ranked by disclosed price. Five of the top 10 deals were announced in the last three years, including CVS Health’s (NYSE: CVS) $78 billion shocker targeting Aetna,... Read More »