Assuming the going rate for healthcare information exchanges (e.g., Medicity, Axolotl) is eight to 10 times revenues, Carl McDonald of Citi posits that Availity could be worth about $1 billion. Aetna announced it was acquiring Medicity for a fat $500 million, while UnitedHealth bought Axolotl for a undisclosed sum. Humana owns 22% of Availity, which suggests its stake could be worth more than $200 million, McDonald says, or about 2% of Humana’s market cap.
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