FROM THE FOUNDATION

All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

Insurance and Uninsured

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

WellPoint Announces $4.9B Deal To Acquire Amerigroup

On Monday, WellPoint -- the second largest U.S. health insurer and parent company of California's Anthem Blue Cross -- announced a deal to acquire Amerigroup, a Medicaid managed care company. The $4.9 billion all-cash acquisition would make WellPoint the largest Medicaid administrator in the U.S., giving the insurer a total of 4.5 million beneficiaries in 19 states.



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