Smaller, struggling HMOs lure suitors.
It's becoming a buyers' market again for managed-care companies on the prowl for strategic acquisitions. In the coming months, more operators of multimarket prepaid health plans are expected to feast on smaller, usually undercapitalized health maintenance organizations that may not be able to raise premiums high enough to offset next year's expected rises in medical costs, analysts said.
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