Vision, Mission & Values—The Mosaic Approach

The health and human service space is seeing a lot of consolidation, through mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations (MA&A). There was a 14.4% growth in “health care” MA&A activity between 2017 and 2018, and an astounding 52% increase in behavioral care mergers over that same time span (see Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Up 14.4% in 2018). This gives rise to a lot of questions, not the least of which is—what is the purpose or intent of any individual MA&A? The answer to that question depends on what type of merger it . . .