Humana Inc. is in advanced talks to join with two private-equity firms in a deal to acquire home-care provider Kindred Healthcare Inc., a move that would add to a cascade of transactions aiming to bring together insurance operations with other health-care businesses. As part of the complex deal, Kindred, a sprawling company with $7.2 billion in revenue last year, is to be divided, according to people familiar with the matter. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and TPG would take over Kindred’s facility-focused business,...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 17, 2017 19:31 UTC