The managed care sector is a vital industry for healthcare providers and patients, as they facilitate coverage and care for members of private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare members. M&A activity in the managed care sector is often driven by changing regulations and legislation and by companies looking to expand market reach. HealthCareMandA.com is devoted to healthcare merger and acquisition data for the serious analyst and investor for 13 healthcare markets. Every day, this service alerts you to developments in all the key segments of the health care service and technology markets, including Hospitals, Physician Medical Groups, eHealth, Long-Term Care, and more. Our readers have access to exclusive digital content and breaking news and live webinars featuring members of our editorial staff and industry experts.
Every year, starting in November, the crystal balls come out and the prognostications begin. What will the new year bring? Who or what will make out better and who or what will not? We talked with Gary Herschman, a member of Epstein Becker Green’s Healthcare and Life Sciences practice, about the healthcare sectors he and […]
2020 has just begun, which means it’s time to look back at the healthcare M&A landscape of 2019. Just three days into the new year, nearly 1,780 deals are already on the books for 2019. More deals will turn up as we search our many sources, but the number likely won’t top the record of […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is moving more deeply into hospice care with its recent announcement that it will acquire Philadelphia-based Enclara Healthcare from Consonance Capital Partners and Enclara management. Enclara is one of the largest hospice and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) providers in the country, serving 450 hospice providers and 97,000 hospice patients daily. This […]
In early November, Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (NYSE: DPLO) revealed some troubling news. The company reported a net loss of $177.3 million in its third-quarter earnings report, its third in a row, and issued a “going concern” warning. Shares dropped 50% (from $6.20 to $3.10) that morning. Brian Griffin, chairman and CEO of Diplomat, cited industry […]
After making a string of digital health deals over the past few years, HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY) has now expanded into the managed care sector. In the last week of November, the company announced its acquisition of Accent from Intrado Corporation for $155 million. The target company is a payment accuracy and cost containment […]
Optum, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, has acquired another digital health company. The target is Vivify Health, whose mobile, cloud-based platform offers remote care management services such as personalized care plans and biometric data monitoring. The deal was first reported by CNBC. Vivify’s program uses health devices ranging from a wireless weight scale to portable […]
Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) has been off the acquisitions circuit for some time, as management issues were being worked out. The insurer’s last completed deal was announced in April 2016, in fact. That transaction targeted Universal American‘s (NYSE: UAM) Total Care Medicaid plan, a prepaid health services plan providing health care coverage to approximately 39,000 […]
Investors seem unfazed by the Democratic presidential candidates’ debate around the topic of “Medicare for All.” Mergers and acquisitions in the Managed Care sector are flowing quite well this year. Halfway through September, 20 deals have been announced, putting this sector on track to equal or possibly exceed the 25 deals announced in 2018. Over […]
Priority Health, the second-largest health insurer in Michigan, announced it will acquire the state’s oldest health plan, Total Health Care. The target company was founded in 1973 as a membership-owned, not-for-profit with 96,000 members – 53,000 Medicaid HMO and 43,000 individual commercial members through two companies, Total Health Care Inc. and Total Health Care USA Inc. […]
Medicare Advantage programs and ancillaries are bringing in big bucks and new buyers. On August 19, Centerbridge Partners, L.P. announced its acquisition of GoHealth, LLC for a reported $1.4 billion from Norwest Equity Partners, the second-largest managed care deal in 2019, so far. The company is a leading provider of Medical Advantage products in the direct-to-consumer […]
