ATTORE & Associates

A new vision for Detroit’s children

Children growing up in low-income communities face many challenges. But there is one that should be simple to fix: making sure every child with vision problems has the glasses necessary to succeed in the classroom.

Centene agrees to buy Health Net in $6.8 billion cash and stock deal

Centene Corp. CNC, -2.15% said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Health Net Inc. HNT, -1.44% in a cash and stock deal valued at about $6.8 billion, including the assumption of $500 million of debt. The combination will create a health care company with more than 10 million members across the country and 2016 proforma premium revenues of about $37 billion, Centene said in a statement.