Navigating Year Over Year Trends of the Physician Medical Group M&A Market

Navigating Year Over Year Trends of the Physician Medical Group M&A Market

by | Dec 11, 2023 3:58 pm | Physician Medical Groups

The Physician Medical Groups (PMG) market is an industry that we frequently analyze, and for good reason. Coupled with its high deal volume, the sector is brimming with changing trends such as the growth in the cardiology space or how the size of the practices being purchased has changed over time. According to the LevinPro HC database, between January 1, 2023, and November 30, 2023, there were 2,001 healthcare transactions reported, 478 of them in the PMG sector, accounting for approximately 24% of deals. PMGs represent the second largest healthcare sector, with Other Services, a catch-all for ancillary services and companies at 502 transactions. Source: LevinPro HC, December 2023 The... Read More »
CVS Health Scores with $2.2 Billion in Q3 Profit Amid Layoffs and Acquisitions

CVS Health Scores with $2.2 Billion in Q3 Profit Amid Layoffs and Acquisitions

by | Nov 3, 2023 10:35 am | Healthcare Market Updates, Home Health & Hospice, Other Services

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) released its Q3:23 operating results on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The company reported net income of $2.2 billion, or $1.75 per share, thanks to double-digit percentage sales growth across all the company’s businesses and contributions from its new healthcare services acquisitions. This compares to the net loss of $3.4 billion, or $2.59 per share, announced in the same quarter last year when the company recorded $5 billion in opioid-related litigation charges. The giant drugstore chain has spent nearly $20 billion this year on acquisitions. First, the company added senior primary care centers via its acquisition of Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion in February.... Read More »
Walgreens and Pearl Health Launch Partnership to Advance Value-Based Care Delivery

Walgreens and Pearl Health Launch Partnership to Advance Value-Based Care Delivery

by | Sep 13, 2023 9:21 am | Healthcare Market Updates, Other Services

Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens, a division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA), and Pearl Health announced on September 12 a partnership to expand the retailer’s push into value-based care.  Walgreens will provide value-based care services to provider partners through the agreement with Pearl Health. The companies will help clinicians transition to value-based reimbursement, starting with Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Accountability and Community Health (ACO REACH) members.  Pearl Health is a technology company that helps independent physician practices participate in value-based care models.  Walgreens is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and... Read More »
BioScrip and Option Care Merge

BioScrip and Option Care Merge

by | Mar 22, 2019 3:34 pm | Home Health & Hospice

BioScrip (NASDAQ: BIOS) and Option Care announced they are merging in perhaps the biggest home health deal of 2019 so far. Option Care provides home and alternate treatment site infusion services and is owned by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP) and Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA). BioScrip offers infusion and home care management solutions, and as one of the largest nationwide providers, it services nearly 70 service locations nationwide. It partners with physicians, hospital systems,  and skilled nursing facilities to provide patients access to post-acute care services. BioScrip has made a few significant acquisitions itself over the past few years worth noting. It... Read More »