Aging-in-Place Ally Oak Street Health Files to Go Public

Oak Street Health — a network of value-based primary care offices for Medicare beneficiaries — has filed the initial paperwork to go public. The Chicago-based organization announced the news Friday. While Oak Street Health doesn’t provide home health care itself, its interdisciplinary care teams are equipped to provide telehealth visits and in-home care in addition […]

Despite Headwinds, Home Health Valuations Remain High

The home health sector has faced a few hurdles since the beginning of 2017. Publicly announced home health M&A activity proved lackluster in the first and second quarter of the year, as the industry continues to reel from regulation overload from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). But despite these challenges, investors are still drawn to the industry, even […]

Home Health M&A Deal Volume Continues to Decline

Publicly announced home health and hospice M&A activity has hit its lowest level in years, dropping by 40% to a mere nine transactions in the second quarter of 2017, as compared to first-quarter performance of 15 acquisitions. These second quarter numbers illustrate a continued decline in M&A activity for the industry sector, as M&A activity was […]