Mergers & Acquisitions

2020 and 2021 saw record numbers of mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and partnerships and this raises the strategic question for any executive team of a specialty provider organization, do they have market positioning for a sustainable future and can they address that issue with changes in scale. Almost every executive team is considering collaborations to keep their competitive advantage. It’s imperative to find out if those collaborations were successful in improving competitive advantage, as well as the “tricks of the trade” in making collaboration work.

Latest Resources

• WindRose Health Investors Makes Majority Investment In Avalon Healthcare Solutions
• Wellmore & The Village For Families & Children Announce Planned Merger
• Heart To Heart Hospice Expands Oklahoma Presence With Oklahoma City Acquisition
• 2026 Health Care Mergers & Acquisitions Expected To Focus On Outpatient Care, Specialty Services, & Cost Containment
• 26Health Acquires Optimal Integrative Care, Expanding Access To Integrated Health Care In Atlanta
• Sevita Health Must Divest 128 Intermediate Care Facilities To Close BrightSpring Acquisition
• Integrated Services For Behavioral Health & Fairfield Community Health Center Merge To Expand Integrated Behavioral & Physical Health Services
• Private Equity Acquisition Of Addiction Treatment Facilities Linked To Higher Buprenorphine Use, Lower Treatment Retention
• Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement To Sell Four Arkansas Hospitals To Freeman Health System
• Universal Health Services To Acquire Talkspace For $835 Million
• Omni Family Of Services Acquires JusticeWorks YouthCare
• Magellan Health Announces Sale Agreement With Madison Health Group
• Merger Is An Answer, Not The Only Answer 
• Spring Health To Acquire Alma, Expanding Access To Precision Mental Health Care
• Behavioral Health Merger & Acquisition Volume Rose More Than 42% In 2025

For Merger Success, Lead With People

The health and human service field is seeing record numbers of mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations (MA&A) (see Creating A Merger Strategy For Turbulent Times: A Managing Through Chaos Roundtable Discussion and Another Year, More Mergers). Many are driven by changing business models and questions about long-term financial sustainability. But these various partnerships and collaborations are not guaranteed to succeed. In fact, many don’t achieve the original objectives (see Purpose Trumps Structure and Don’t Make This… Read

• The M&A Readiness Test: Do You Need An Affiliation To Survive?
• Communication Is Key: Creating A Plan For The Integration Of Teams Post Merger
• Uniting For Impact: How Centerstone & Brightli’s Strategic Growth & Vision Are Shaping The Future Of Behavioral Health
• Main Post Buys HomeWell With Eye Toward Major Growth Of Senior Care Franchise
• IntelyCare Acquires CareRev To Create Comprehensive Workforce Staffing Platform For Health Systems

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