There’s been lots of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the health and human service sector in the past year (see 2026 Health Care Mergers & Acquisitions Expected To Focus On Outpatient Care, Specialty Services & Cost Containment). The activity is driven by executive team strategies to assure financial sustainability and to grow.

But do these new ‘affiliations’ succeed as planned? When it comes to M&A, the big questions for executive teams are why now, what for…and what’s next? These answers can vary widely depending on the organizations involved.

Sustainable and successful alignment depends upon myriad factors far beyond seeing eye-to-eye on purpose, according to a recent report – …