The Match Is Critical

The pandemic had many effects on the health and human service field. But one market factor that didn't change is the numbers of mergers, acquisitions, and other affiliations.

There were literally hundreds of these new combinations over the past 18 months. There were 79 health system transactions in 2020, compared to 92 in 2019 (see 2020 M&A In Review: COVID-19 As Catalyst For Transformation). There were a continued stream of for-profit mergers and acquisitions in the behavioral health space (see 29 Behavioral Health Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Were Announced In The First Quarter Of 2021 . . .