Value Health Completes Acquisition

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Value Health Inc. of Avon, Connecticut, has completed the acquisition of Preferred Health Care Ltd. (PHC) after shareholders of both companies approved the transaction, valued at approximately $400 million. Under the merger agreement, PHC and Value Health's subsidiary, American PsychManagement will join their behavioral health divisions to form Value Behavioral Health, covering more than 12.5 million people. For more information, contact Matt Thomas, President, Value Behavioral Health, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100, Arlington, Virginia 22209, 703-528 . . .