Molina Healthcare is Expanding Fast With New Acquisitions
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) has been on an M&A marathon for the past year, expanding into multiple new states and increasing its presence in others. On July 17, the company acquired certain assets related to the Medicaid and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (DSNP) lines of business from Passport Health Plan in Kentucky. The deal was valued at $20 million in cash, plus contingent consideration that is payable in 2021 based on Molina’s Kentucky Health Plan’s open enrollment results in 2020. The acquisition of the Passport lines of business allows Molina to enhance operational readiness and promote continuity of care for members in advance of Molina’s... Read More »
Bravo Wellness Moves Into Performance-Based Wellness Market
On June 18 Bravo Wellness announced the acquisition of Push, a Chicago-based managed care company, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2008, Bravo Wellness provides employers and health plans with configurable employee wellness programs that can strengthen employee benefits and drive down long-term claims. The company has about two million members. Bravo is looking to compete in the performance-based wellness market, and Push would give them an advantage. Launched in 2011, Push leverages technology and behavioral economics to motivate people to improve their health, producing real benefits for health plans, self-insured employers, and their valued members. It also specializes in developing... Read More »
More Medicare Deals Close in May
In late April, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released two reports on the financial state of their respective programs, and you’ve probably guessed, the outlook is grim. Without accounting for the adverse economic or health consequences of COVID-19, the organizations find Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility, hospice, lab tests, surgery, and home health care, will face insolvency in six years. Considering COVID-19 is dealing heavy blows to healthcare services as a whole, it’s fair to say the pandemic is draining funds even faster. However, there is temporary relief for the market. The CARES Act passed by Congress promised... Read More » Magellan Sells Complete Care to Molina
Easy come, easy go. Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN) is selling its Magellan Complete Care (MCC) business to Monlina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH). The cash purchase price, according to Magellan, is $850 million. According to Molina, it is paying approximately $820 million, net of certain tax benefits. MCC, which had revenue of more than $2.7 billion in 2019 and approximately 155,000 members, manages full-service Medicaid and Medicare health plans including Magellan Complete Care in Arizona, Florida, and Virginia; Senior Whole Health in Massachusetts and New York; and TMG by Magellan in Wisconsin. It wasn’t that long ago (well, July 2017) that Magellan paid $400 million to buy... Read More »
Hot Healthcare Sectors for Investment, Growth & Consolidation in 2020
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 his firm are watching in 2020. Here are their predictions for 2020. Health Care M&A: What do you see as the biggest themes in the healthcare industry this year? There are a lot of moving parts, from the discovery of new drugs to the shifting attention to post-acute care. Gary Herschman: We see three key “drivers” of health industry transformation that are already... Read More »