Mergers & Acquisitions
DOJ is requiring UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys to divest 164 home health and hospice locations across 19 states.
The deal spans 13 states and includes certain patient service centers and in-office phlebotomy locations.
Officials said the partnership would combine the teams and strengths of both organizations, including their hospital-at-home models.
Beacon now operates four additional hospitals, 35 outpatient clinics and an ambulatory surgery center in southwest Michigan.
In the $23.7B deal to the private equity firm, the company will continue to operate as Walgreens.
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.