Rite Aid Buys Health Dialog Services and DFC Global Corp Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired in a $1.3B Transaction

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) has bought Health Dialog Services, a health care services group headquartered in London. The companies didn't disclose terms of the deal. The companies have been working together for more than a year on Rite Aid's Health Alliance product, in which pharmacists and health care coaches work with patients on health and self-management. Rite Aid has said the program is intended to improve care and support for people with chronic conditions like congestive heart failure, lung disease, high cholesterol, and diabetes. According to the company, the purchase of Health