Mergers & Acquisitions
Spending growth has led to increased profitability as health systems benefited from higher utilization rates, report finds.
HealthSpring will initially expand HCSC’s Medicare offerings, as the company acquired Cigna’s Medicare business earlier this year.
The Villages Health CEO says a Medicare billing overpayment and penalties is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.
CMS is proposing 6.4% decrease in home health payments for 2026, representing a $50M headwind, says financial analyst.
The Walgreens Boots Alliance/Sycamore megadeal contributed about 28% of all disclosed deal value for the quarter.
A 2% to 3% increase can result in $500,000 in additional revenue during the year, AdvancedMD says.
The ambulatory surgical center market, aided by AI to enhance care coordination and surgical outcomes, is growing.
Provider performance intelligence is rapidly becoming a business lever, not just a compliance requirement.
In February, a new set of premerger notification rules went into effect that changed the information required.
The consolidation is happening three months after Prime acquired 8 Ascension hospitals.