Mergers & Acquisitions

Apr 23 | Jeff Lagasse

Consolidation, consumerism ranked as top trends in healthcare based on new survey

Even though M&A activity has slowed in recent quarters, health professionals don't expect the…

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Apr 22 | Jeff Lagasse

The nation's 15 top health systems, as ranked by IBM Watson Health

This year's hospitals had better risk-adjusted outcomes, better patient satisfaction and a lower average cost per…

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Apr 19 | Jeff Lagasse

Site neutral payment policies straining Maine hospitals, accelerating consolidation

Hospitals in the state are looking to leverage economies of scale in order to survive the expected losses…

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Apr 18 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospital merger and acquisition volume in the first quarter was the lowest in nearly a decade

It was the fourth straight quarter in which M&A was lower than the annual quarterly average.

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Apr 10 | Susan Morse

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University partner for new academic health system

Plans include a new medical school in Charlotte that will expand patient-centered…

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Mar 27 | Nathan Eddy

Centene to acquire WellCare for $15 billion

The deal will enable Centene to build out its Medicare and Medicaid offerings, company officials said.

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Mar 14 | Susan Morse

Two major Blue insurers, Cambia, BCBS North Carolina, combine in strategic alliance

Former CMMI Director Patrick Conway to be CEO of both, in a non-merger to align investments and eliminate…

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Mar 08 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Medical University of South Carolina completes acquisition of 4 hospitals from Community Health Systems

The facilities have been rebranded with the MUSC name, growing the system by 827 beds…

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Mar 08 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals not increasing electronic health record integration after consolidation or acquisition, Health Affairs shows

Just 35 percent of hospitals acquired from 2012 to 2014 switched to the…

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Mar 01 | Jeff Lagasse

Beth Israel Deaconess-Lahey Health merger is now official, with some conditions

The new health system is now the second largest in Massachusetts, employing 35,000 and overseeing 1.3 million…

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