CNBC reported Humana may be in talks with Kindred Healthcare to acquire the acute care provider.
Here are four things to know:
1. In the wake of CVS Health's $69 billion bid for Aetna, Humana appears to have serious interest in acquiring Kindred Healthcare in partnership with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and TPG.
2. According to The Wall Street Journal, Kindred is valued at around $750 million, or $9 per share. The potential transaction could lead participating private equity firms to take over Kindred's business, including hospitals and rehabilitation centers, while the firms would manage Kindred's home and hospice care lines in conjunction with Humana, according to anonymous sources in the report.
3. Kindred has long-term debt of $3.2 billion and relies on Medicare federal health insurance programs for revenue, which could change during the Trump presidency. Kindred reported it planed to partner with Genesis HealthCare earlier this year to coordinate skilled nursing operations.
4. If terms are reached, the anonymous source expects the deal could be announced this week.