Health Management Associates Acquires Edrington Health Consulting

Health Management Associates (HMA) acquired Edrington Health Consulting (EHC), an Arizona-based firm that specializes in providing actuarial and financial analyses to health plans, providers, and government agencies. EHC will continue to operate as Edrington Health Consulting, An HMA Company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2014, EHC provides an array of data and analytic support services related to Medicaid and Medicare. Their insights inform the design and implementation of health plans' provider contracting arrangements and efforts to improve reporting capabilities and mitigate risk. State agencies have relied on EHC's guidance to develop actuarially sound capitation . . .