1Life adds a major U.S. health insurer as a client

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1Life recently paid $2.1 billion for Iora Health, a primary-care group aimed at serving Medicare populations. The Iora acquisition not only extends 1Life’s geography reach around the U.S. to a combined 28 markets, but across all ages of patients. As well, the purchase is already paying off with the signing of a big new client. 1LIFE HEALTHCARE, $21.86, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ONEM; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.onemedical.com; Shares outstanding: 193.1 million; Market cap: $4.4 billion; No dividend) is a membership-based provider of primary health care through its One Medical technology platform. It has attracted more than 598,000 members through over 8,000 employer clients, spread across nine U.S. markets. 1Life just announced that Cigna Corporation (symbol CI on New York), a major global healthcare and insurance provider, has added Iora Health’s primary care providers to its Medicare Advantage network in Arizona’s Maricopa County. That region includes Phoenix. Iora operates 12 primary-care practices in Maricopa County. Now Cigna Medicare Advantage members can also choose…