HEALTH CARE

Foundation Health Wins $1.8-Billion Contract: The Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based managed health care company won the bidding for a five-year health care contract for Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas, the Pentagon said. The agreement, valued at about $360 million a year, covers health care for at least 613,000 military dependents and retirees under the Civilian Health and Medical Program, or Champus. The contract will supersede the Champus contract for Ft. Worth; Austin, Tex., and Alexandria, La.