“Nobody knows what the future holds” has been one of the biggest lessons learned during the COVID-19 emergency. But even as the home health industry plays its part in responding to new infection spikes across parts of the country, it has never been more important to stay ahead of the curve. To remain competitive in […]
M&A activity across home health, hospice and in-home care appeared to be “business as usual” at the start of 2020. COVID-19 froze the market in March, however, causing both buyers and sellers to bide their time. But dealmaking action is finally starting to heat up again, multiple M&A experts confirmed to Home Health Care News. […]
M&A has been quiet in home health care for the most part, mostly due to the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and the COVID-19 virus. Each has created uncertainty, though it was the former that kicked off the quiet M&A environment starting last year. PDGM put a halt to a lot of activity […]
Despite the economic turmoil of the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, home health and hospice multiples hit record-breaking numbers in the first half of 2020. Specifically, multiples reached 29 times in the early part of this year, beating their previous high of 26 times in 2019, according to a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Health Research Institute. […]
Increasingly, home health providers have worked to expand their service offerings to care for patients on a more longitudinal basis. Mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the second quarter of 2020 reflected that trend. Specifically, Q2 saw a number of deals that consisted of home health care and hospice pairings, according to the latest monthly M&A report from […]
Nearly every industry in the country is feeling the impact of the COVID-19 virus in one way or another. And the home-based care space is far from immune. However, the in-home care M&A landscape remains relatively strong. While deal activity will undoubtedly slow as a result of the coronavirus, the future looks bright, according to […]
After somewhat of a down fourth quarter of 2019, home health care dealmaking is back on the upswing. That’s according to the latest M&A update from advisory firm Mertz Taggart. Overall, there were at least 13 transactions that included Medicare-certified home health companies in the first quarter of 2020, Mertz Taggart noted in its update. […]
The impact of the coronavirus on home health and home care M&A activity is becoming clearer. Earlier this month, a handful of M&A experts told Home Health Care News that the global spread of COVID-19 had yet to seriously affect home health and home care dealmaking. It now appears likely that the ongoing pandemic — […]
Private equity players are sitting on more dry powder than ever before, entering 2020 with a reported $1.5 trillion in unspent capital. In all likelihood, a portion of this cash will go into the in-home care space. In general, the health care sector has already seen an increase in private equity investment over the past […]
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) likely contributed to a downturn in home health mergers-and-acquisitions activity during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to new data from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. PDGM took effect on Jan. 1. Dealmaking for non-medical home care assets largely remained steady. All in all, 2019 saw at least 42 home […]
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