United Health Group to Buy Catamaran for $12.8 Billion. Cash.

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United Health Group will acquire Catamaran for a reported $12.8 billion.  United Health Group will merge Catamaran into its OptumRx unit.  This brings more consolidation within a rapidly evolving market.  The high cost of prescription drugs, specifically specialty drugs, has employers and insurers concerned about the direction the market is headed.

Read more here in WSJ: United Health Group to Buy Catamaran for $12.8 Billion in Cash. 

and here at United Heath Group.com: Catamaran and OptumRx to Combine