Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a proposed settlement that would allow UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to acquire Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED). For the home-based care industry, the merger would create an additional level of competition while verifying the value of its services, according to experts. “For smaller providers, this raises the stakes,” Benjamin […]
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As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues its rapid rise, nonprofit home health care companies are grappling with unsustainable reimbursement rates, with some forced to walk away from specific care plans. Nonprofit home-based care providers are increasingly struggling to absorb the financial losses associated with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, which now cover the majority of Medicare beneficiaries […]
This week brought some big news in the at-home care space, with the acquisition of BrightStar Care by a private equity firm. The deal is not the only PE-driven transaction to make headlines this year, with other examples including Renovus Capital Partners’ investment in Superior Health Holdings and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners’ acquisition of SYNERGY […]
After multiple years of record-breaking M&A activity, home health consolidators are now starting to show an increased interest in organic growth. While the approach to growing a home health business through building existing infrastructure may take longer, the environment in 2022 is more friendly to organic growth than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We […]
While the appetite for home health and home care dealmaking remains strong, other health care subsectors are catching up. Coming off a record-breaking 2021 for M&A activity, the home-based sector saw a slightly down Q1 in 2022. However, experts have told Home Health Care News that M&A players are taking their time with deals, and […]
Home health operators each year have to adapt on a number of different fronts, from relatively minor coding updates to major payment adjustments. But in addition to the more run-of-the-mill items, providers occasionally have to navigate macro-level forces that literally change the industry itself. At least four such forces will redefine home health care in […]
It’s no secret that private equity is shaping the present and future of home-based care in the United States. It appears to me that in-home care is also rubbing off on PE, however, with multiple examples of the idea coming this week. Generally speaking, private investment groups can come in all shapes and sizes. For […]
Home health, hospice and personal care dealmaking has continued its fast pace throughout 2021 after a COVID-19-induced dry spell last year. As the industry looks forward to 2022, one trend that may pick up steam is an uptick in small-scale transactions. In fact, deals that many buyers wouldn’t consider just a few years ago are […]
In-home care tailwinds have only grown stronger during the COVID-19 crisis. That, in turn, is prompting the home health industry itself to change. Initially, much of that change has come in the form of more M&A action and investment, especially from private equity interests. Eventually, though, it will also likely manifest in more activity in […]
Members of Congress took aim at private equity’s expanded role in the U.S. health care system on Thursday, addressing the topic during a special hearing held by the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight. Much of the hearing focused on PE’s increasingly prominent role in nursing homes, as the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered heated […]
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