Anthem Inc

In the Rite Aid–Walgreens merger, Walgreens is paying about 0.6x trailing-12-month revenues and 13.6x trailing-12-month EBITDA.

Humana reported revenues of about $54.3 billion in its 2015 results. This amounts to a 12% revenue growth in 2015, compared to ~$48.1 billion in 2014.

On June 21, Anthem (ANTM) filed a bear hug letter for Cigna (CI). A bear hug letter is a formal press release in which an acquiring company discloses its interest in a target company.

Fortis (FRTSF) is buying ITC (ITC) in the largest Canadian purchase of a US utility. Fortis intends to sell a 19% stake in order to help finance the transaction.

With the Starwood-Marriott merger, the companies expect to generate at least $200 million in annual cost savings beginning in the second year after the deal closes.

In its fourth-quarter earnings press release, Anthem (ANTM) guided for 2019 operating revenue of $100 billion, a YoY (year-over-year) rise of $8.7 billion.

Of the 23 analysts covering UNH stock, all of them have “buy” or “strong buy” recommendations for UnitedHealth Group.

In 1Q17, around 12.1 million members were enrolled in Centene’s (CNC) various healthcare plans, which is a year-over-year (or YoY) rise of around 600,000 beneficiaries.

In the Monsanto-Bayer deal, Bayer’s shareholders should expect to see mid-single-digit accretion to core EPS (earnings per share) in the first year and double-digit accretion thereafter.

On April 28, Abbott Labs and St. Jude Medical announced an agreement where Abbott will buy St. Jude for $30 billion in cash, stock, and assumed debt.

Samsonite will need to file for merger approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The companies will need to file for Canadian antitrust approval.

Hong Kong-based Samsonite is buying luxury brand Tumi (TUMI) in a $1.8 billion deal. Samsonite is mainly known as a utilitarian luggage company.

Shire is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on rare diseases. Shire is best known for its treatments in ADHD, and the market here is quite large.

The Baxalta–Shire merger could create the top platform for rare diseases in the world. Baxalta brings Advate, a treatment for hemophilia, a rare blood disease.

In 3Q15, despite a rise of total revenues by 27% year-over-year, which includes 10% organic growth, UnitedHealth Group reported a decline of about 1% in net profit margins.

Looking at the US economy for the last three years might help us understand which phase of the business cycle the US economy is in right now.

For health insurance companies, the medical care ratio is the ratio of total money spent on healthcare claims to premiums earned—adjusted for tax and regulatory expenses.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is a health insurance provider. It faces a unique combination of business risks, including business mix and competition risks.

With a market capitalization of $35.1 billion, Aetna (AET) is one of the largest insurance providers in the US.

In 2014, OptumInsight released a population health analytics tool—OptumOne. It enables hospitals to improve the quality of care.

Medicare Part D is a federal government program. It subsidizes prescription drug expenses for Medicare beneficiaries.

The private health insurance industry offers a diverse range of products. The products combine health plans with financial accounts to cater to different consumers’ needs.

Employer-sponsored coverage, a major form of insurance, increasingly adopted self-insured plans. They’re more cost-effective and flexible than fully-insured plans.

Humana’s retail insurance business segment contributes 66.5% of overall company revenues. Employer-sponsored programs follow with 27.6%.

Humana (HUM) is the third-largest health insurance provider in the US, with over 13 million customers. Humana is also 73rd in Fortune 500 rankings.

The operating expenses of the private health insurance industry depend on the design of health plans and on the life history, age, and health of enrollees.

The share of commercial revenues within the private health insurance industry’s total revenues decreased from 67.0% in 2007 to 54.3% in 2013.

45 states have only two dominant health insurers accounting for half of the enrollments, giving rise to local market health insurance monopolies.

The private health insurance industry categorizes commercial health plans as either individual plans, small group plans, or large group plans.

Employer-sponsored coverage is a key factor for nationwide enrollment trends of managed care plans and independent insurance plans.

The health insurance industry operates through two types of organizations: independent insurance companies and managed care organizations.