Keeping An Eye On Private Equity In Your M&A Strategy

Provider organization consolidation was in full force before the pandemic crisis. But, the pandemic crisis is likely to fuel more mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and other weird arrangements (see What We Know About Provider Consolidation). The reason is straightforward. The post-crisis market landscape will likely include more price pressure, more value-based reimbursement, and more technology—all factors that favor larger, well-capitalized provider organizations.

The question for many provider organization executive teams is how to become one of those larger, well-capitalized organizations that will be sustainable in the post-pandemic landscape. There are only a few options—grow . . .