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Tenet takes majority stake in ambulatory company United Surgical

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Tenet Healthcare's Dallas headquarters. (Google image)

Deal makes Tenet largest provider of ambulatory services in the United States, company says.

Ventas expands real estate footprint with major acquisitions

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Ventas, a Chicago-based healthcare real estate investment trust, is set to acquire Ardent Medical Services and its Ardent Health Services affiliates for $1.75 billion in cash.

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/ventas-acquire-ardent-health-services-175-billion

CVS buys Target’s pharmacy business for $1.9 billion

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Target's nearly 80 walk-in clinic locations will be rebranded as CVS MinuteClinics, and CVS Health will open as many as 20 new clinics in Target stores within three years as part of the company's goal to have 1,500 by 2017.

Target’s nearly 80 walk-in clinic locations will be rebranded as CVS MinuteClinics, and CVS Health will open as many as 20 new clinics in Target stores within three years as part of the company’s goal to have 1,500 by 2017.

Cardinal Health closes $1.1 billion takeover of Harvard Drug Group

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Harvard Drug Group mainly distributes generic pharmaceuticals and pulled in more than $450 million in revenue in fiscal 2014.

Tenet, Dignity Health and Ascension ink definitive agreement for JV: 6 things to know

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Will antitrust concerns threaten Big 5 consolidation?

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Potential consolidation deals among the nation’s major health insurers are sparking antitrust concerns. Among those moves being watched: Anthem going after Cigna; Aetna going after Humana; and UnitedHealth going after Aetna.  The Department of Justice plans to take a hard look if any deals are struck to address questions of whether mergers would suppress competition and present a negative impact to the market.

Aggressive growth strategy drives losses at Catholic Health Initiatives

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  • In its third-quarter results released Monday, Catholic Health Initiatives revealed an operating loss of $66.7 million on $3.9 billion in operating revenue.

Miami Lakes health care company to be acquired by Blackstone subsidiary for $910M

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Aetna/Humana merger shuts out UnitedHealth (but not all the way)

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This is the sign outside the headquarters of UnitedHealth Group Inc., in Minnetonka, Minn. Photographer: Dawn Villella/Bloomberg News.