UnitedHealth Agrees to Buy Surgical Care for $2.3 Billion

UnitedHealth Group Inc. agreed to buy Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion in cash and stock to add an outpatient surgery chain that will help the biggest U.S. health insurer diversify its business. UnitedHealth is paying $57 a share, with 51 percent to 80 percent of that in stock and the rest in cash, the companies said in a statement Monday.