UnitedHealth, Amazon, CVS Health and Option Care Health are bidding for Signify Health, according to people with knowledge of the proposals. The highest offer came from UnitedHealth, which submitted a bid in excess of $30 a share. But Amazon's offer is not far behind, Bloomberg reported.
NIAID director Anthony Fauci said Monday that he plans to retire from government service in December, saying he is leaving "to pursue the next chapter of my career."
When a rural hospital closes, it usually closes for good — no matter what the owners say about their hope to reopen. Small towns are often fighting a losing battle against far more powerful economic forces.
One job of the FTC is to prevent mergers that create hospital monopolies, but a type of state law has allowed hospitals to sidestep federal regulation and avoid competition.