The deal is Medibank’s third major acquisition in the past year in a bid to turn the health insurer into a significant player in health prevention and the management of chronic diseases.
In January last year, Medibank acquired Australian Health Management (AHM) for $400 million, followed by Health Services Australia (HSA) three months later.
McKesson Asia-Pacific has managed Medibank’s Better Health phone service for five years. “This is a logical acquisition for Medibank,” managing director George Savvides said.
“McKesson Asia-Pacific fits into our health solution business, which has revenues of over $160m a year.
“With the addition of McKesson business which turns over $75m a year in revenue in Australia and New Zealand, our health solution portfolio will now grow to $235m in annual revenue.”
Mr Savvides said that with an ageing population, private health insurance companies had to become more relevant in managing and preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart conditions.
source: theaustralian.com.au
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