Health insurer in the United States
Coventry Health Care, Inc. was a health insurer in the United States . It had 3.7 million medical members, 1.5 million Medicare Part D members, and 900,000 Medicaid members.[ 2] In May 2013, the company was acquired by Aetna for $5.7 billion.
History
The company was founded in 1986 in Nashville by Phil Bredesen .[ 3]
In August 1998, the company merged with Principal Health Care and moved its headquarters to Bethesda, Maryland.[ 3]
In October 2000, the company acquired WellPath, the managed care subsidiary of Duke University Health System, for $20.7 million.[ 4]
In October 2010, the company acquired MHP (Mercy Health Plans), an insurer with approximately 180,000 members in Missouri and northwest Arkansas.[ 5]
In January 2012, the company acquired Children's Mercy's Family Health Partners.[ 6]
In May 2013, the company was acquired by Aetna for $5.7 billion.[ 2] [ 7]
References
^ "Coventry Health Care, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Feb 27, 2013" (PDF) . secdatabase.com.
^ a b Pfannenstiel, Brianne (May 8, 2013). "Aetna completes acquisition of Coventry Health" . American City Business Journals .
^ a b Lawson, Richard (November 15, 1998). "Mortgage banker moves into old Coventry space" . American City Business Journals .
^ "Coventry completes WellPath acquisition" . American City Business Journals . October 2, 2000.
^ Lubell, Jennifer (October 1, 2010). "Coventry completes Mercy Health Plans deal" . Modern Healthcare .
^ "Children's Mercy wraps up sale of Medicaid health plan" . American City Business Journals . January 11, 2012.
^ "Aetna Completes Acquisition of Coventry Health Care, Inc" (Press release). Business Wire . May 7, 2013.
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