Anthem Inc CFO， Wayne DeVeydt

Cheap debt is creating opportunities for companies to grow through acquisitions， Anthem Chief Financial Officer Wayne DeVeydt told investors during the UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York. "I like the pricing environment a lot and we have a lot of capacity to work with to do a cash transaction of meaningful size - and it would be transformative，" DeVeydt said. DeVeydt said the company was looking at expanding its Medicare business in Florida， Texas and California - three of the biggest healthcare markets. "We would clearly love to have more scale in Medicare but our focus is first targeting the strategic markets that matter most，" he said.

据美国第二大医疗保险公司Anthem CFO Wayne DeVeydt推测，低利率将为行业收购创造好时机，企业将通过并购获得成长机会。“目前的定价环境非常有利，我们有能力进行大量的现金收购，这具有变革性意义。”DeVeydt说，公司正在佛罗里达、得克萨斯和加利福尼亚这三个最大的医疗市场寻求扩大医疗保险业务的机会。“我们很希望能扩大市场份额，但重点首先是针对最重要的战略市场。”