Patient Square Capital is set to acquire Premier, a technology-powered healthcare improvement company, in a deal valued at $2.6bn. Premier’s board of directors unanimously approved the agreement. The company's shareholders will receive $28.25 per share in cash, reflecting a premium of 23.8% to its 60-day volume-weighted average price. Premier president and CEO Michael Alkire said: "Since going public in 2013, Premier has leveraged our access to capital to build unmatched supply chain expertise, world-c ...

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently gave takes on. A caller asked if the stock is still a buy, and Cramer remarked: “Okay, so UNH, when I read that they are throwing their weight around in Washington and spending a lot of time with the, in the executive offices and really spending a, really making a point of touching bases with all the people who might be able to rub up against some of the people who are trying to hurt them, like maybe prosecutors, it makes ...