California is not the only state that has used UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s recent acquisition of PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. as a fundraising vehicle.
California regulators persuaded UnitedHealth, Minnetonka, Minn., to spend $250 million to improve health care in underserved communities before they approved UnitedHealth’s $9.2 billion bid for PacifiCare, Cypress, Calif.
Another regulator, Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, says he has persuaded UnitedHealth to contribute $2.3 million to the state’s health services account in connection with the company’s acquisition of PacifiCare operations in Washington.