Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced it has completed the purchase of PHP Companies, Inc. (d/b/a Cariten Healthcare) ("Cariten"), from Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the underlying 'A' rating on Covenant Health's (Covenant) approximately $210,000,000 million series 2006A and 2006B refunding and improvement bonds. Fitch also affirms the rating on the system's series 2002 bond issue.

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase PHP Companies, Inc. (d/b/a Cariten Healthcare) ("Cariten"), from Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health for approximately $245 million in cash.

POWELL, Ohio, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Click4Care, Inc., a provider of innovative medical management software that improves healthcare for payers, providers and patients, today announced that Cariten Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers headquartered in Tennessee and a subsidiary of Covenant Health, has selected ThinkHealth for its medical management solution.

By Carly Harrington, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn. May 14--HARRIMAN -- Residents of Roane County have a new $50 million hospital in their future with a deal between Roane Medical Center and Covenant Health finalized on Tuesday.