PacifiCare Gains Members in Washington

PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., a Cypress managed health care services company, said Wednesday that its Washington subsidiary has acquired the membership of Pacific Health Plans, a 33,000-member Seattle-based health maintenance organization. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Earlier this week, PacifiCare picked up 67,000 members in the Fresno area with the acquisition of ValuCare there.