Article: California Physician Management Firm Plans Merger with Health Partners.(Originated from Mario C. Aguilera, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.)

LA JOLLA, Calif.--Jul. 7--Locally based physician management firm FPA Medical Management Inc. Wednesday unveiled plans to merge with Connecticut-based Health Partners Inc. in a stock-for-stock swap worth $115 million.

The merger would link FPA with Health Partners' network of 418 physicians who cover 138,000 HMO patients. FPA would add about $160 million in revenue under the deal and extend its reach into Ohio, Kentucky, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

Wall Street applauded the move, sending FPA's shares up $2, or 8.38 percent, to $25.88 in heavy trading volume of 2.77 million shares.

"We will incorporate FPA's national payor ...

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