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California considers UnitedHealth Group’s proposal to buy competitor
St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) Jerry Flanagan, health care director with the taxpayer foundation, said he is concerned that the…
Jul 8, 2005UnitedHealth to buy PacifiCare;
The $8.1 billion acquisition would give the company a commanding presence in the senior-care market.The Orange County Register (California) Consumer advocates were…
Jul 7, 2005As America ages, UnitedHealth bulks up and moves deeper into government-funded health care
Associated Press "HMO goliaths like WellPoint and Aetna and a merged UnitedHealth and PacifiCare are so big they don't have to compete,…
Jul 7, 2005UnitedHealth to buy PacifiCare in deal worth $8.1 Billion
USA TODAY The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights (FTCR), the group that led the fight in California over WellPoint, has launched…
Jul 7, 2005UnitedHealth plans to acquire PacifiCare;
$8.1 billion deal will create insurer with 26 million membersThe San Francisco Chronicle A consumer advocacy group disagreed with the merger. "Consumers…
Jul 7, 2005