NU Online News Service, Sept. 16, 12:45 p.m. – Coventry Health Care Inc., Bethesda, Md., has agreed to acquire Mid-America Health Partners Inc., Kansas City, Mo., a privately held managed care company controlled by three Kansas City hospital systems.
Mid-America provides or administers major medical coverage for 120,000 people. The company also rents preferred provider organization networks that care for 130,000 members of other companies' insurance plans.