(Reuters)—Insurer Aetna Inc. said it will buy rival Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.6 billion in cash and stock to boost its share of government business and benefit from U.S. health care reforms.

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Insurer Aetna Inc has signed a deal to buy rival Coventry Health Care Inc for $5.7 billion in cash and stock, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the ...

Oct. 24--Two South Florida healthcare institutions are waging a public fight over the price of healthcare services and warning of a potential breakup that could affect more than 100,000 Miami-Dade ...

(Reuters) - Aetna Inc, the third largest U.S. health insurer, is exploring a sale of some of Coventry Health Care Inc's assets worth as much as $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the ...

In order to finalize a separate transaction, health insurer Aetna agreed to sell its Medicaid plan, Missouri Care, to WellCare Health Plans. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The sale ...