Home Health Deals Still Sluggish in Q3:17

Home Health Deals Still Sluggish in Q3:17

The Home Health & Hospice sector has been buffeted by headwinds in 2017. Besides the ongoing labor shortage and federal fraud investigations, the President’s recently signed executive orders affecting cost-sharing reductions for families and individuals earning less than 400% of the federal poverty level could curtail use of home health agencies. Deal volume remained depressed in the third quarter, at 10 transactions, which represents 20% of the 51 deals announced in the past 12 months. Compared with the same period a year earlier, deal volume was down 17%. Source: HealthCareMandA.com, October 2017 None of the deals announced disclosed financial terms, just as in the second quarter.... Read More »