DaVita Purchase Of Healthcare Partners Seen As Effort To Build National System.The Wall Street Journal Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, B3, Mathews, Athavaley, Subscription Publication) reports on DaVita Inc.'s $4.42 billion purchase of HealthCare Partners LLC, which employs about 700 physicians directly and has over 8,000 affiliated physicians. The purchase is seen as DaVita's bet that US healthcare is moving towards large systems that take responsibility for patients' total healthcare needs in exchange for fixed per patient fees. The AP Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22) reports, "DaVita operates or provides administrative services at 1,841 dialysis facilities in the United States and also runs 15 outpatient dialysis centers in three other countries." The New York Times Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, Scott, Subscription Publication) "DealBook" blog reports, "DaVita said its purchase of HealthCare Partners, which is expected to close by the end of the year, would allow DaVita to expand its business in California, Nevada and Florida, where HealthCare Partners has large operations." The Denver Post Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, Pankratz, Booth) reports that DaVita, which is based in Denver, is part of the company's effort to be allowed to oversee all healthcare for its patients instead of just dialysis. The story points out that the company already has a clinic in the state of Washington where it manages all the healthcare of its patients. The Los Angeles Times Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, Terhune) reports, "The deal represents the latest sign of insurers, hospitals and other large healthcare companies buying up physician practices in order to better position themselves for changes in how the federal government is reimbursing for medical care." The Wall Street Journal Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, B3, Mathews, Athavaley, Subscription Publication) reports on DaVita Inc.'s $4.42 billion purchase of HealthCare Partners LLC, which employs about 700 physicians directly and has over 8,000 affiliated physicians. The purchase is seen as DaVita's bet that US healthcare is moving towards large systems that take responsibility for patients' total healthcare needs in exchange for fixed per patient fees. The AP Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22) reports, "DaVita operates or provides administrative services at 1,841 dialysis facilities in the United States and also runs 15 outpatient dialysis centers in three other countries." The New York Times Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, Scott, Subscription Publication) "DealBook" blog reports, "DaVita said its purchase of HealthCare Partners, which is expected to close by the end of the year, would allow DaVita to expand its business in California, Nevada and Florida, where HealthCare Partners has large operations." The Denver Post Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, Pankratz, Booth) reports that DaVita, which is based in Denver, is part of the company's effort to be allowed to oversee all healthcare for its patients instead of just dialysis. The story points out that the company already has a clinic in the state of Washington where it manages all the healthcare of its patients. The Los Angeles Times Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/22, Terhune) reports, "The deal represents the latest sign of insurers, hospitals and other large healthcare companies buying up physician practices in order to better position themselves for changes in how the federal government is reimbursing for medical care."

The Wall Street Journal  (5/22, B3, Mathews, Athavaley, Subscription Publication) reports on DaVita Inc.'s $4.42 billion purchase of HealthCare Partners LLC, which employs about 700 physicians directly and has over 8,000 affiliated physicians. The purchase is seen as DaVita's bet that US healthcare is moving towards large systems that take responsibility for patients' total healthcare needs in exchange for fixed per patient fees.

        The AP  (5/22) reports, "DaVita operates or provides administrative services at 1,841 dialysis facilities in the United States and also runs 15 outpatient dialysis centers in three other countries."

        The New York Times  (5/22, Scott, Subscription Publication) "DealBook" blog reports, "DaVita said its purchase of HealthCare Partners, which is expected to close by the end of the year, would allow DaVita to expand its business in California, Nevada and Florida, where HealthCare Partners has large operations."

        The Denver Post  (5/22, Pankratz, Booth) reports that DaVita, which is based in Denver, is part of the company's effort to be allowed to oversee all healthcare for its patients instead of just dialysis. The story points out that the company already has a clinic in the state of Washington where it manages all the healthcare of its patients.

        The Los Angeles Times  (5/22, Terhune) reports, "The deal represents the latest sign of insurers, hospitals and other large healthcare companies buying up physician practices in order to better position themselves for changes in how the federal government is reimbursing for medical care."