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MUSC wraps up purchase of 3 South Carolina hospitals from LifePoint Health
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has finalized the acquisition of three South Carolina community hospitals, a free-standing emergency…
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WellSky to acquire startup Healthify to scale up social determinants of health efforts
Health technology company WellSky is acquiring Healthify to scale up its social determinants of health initiatives. Startup Healthify connects providers with…
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Avera Health sells off telemedicine services unit to Aquiline Capital Partners
Avera Health has sold off Avera eCare, its telemedicine services unit, to private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners for an…
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Komodo Health’s Breakaway Partners acquisition expands startup’s footprint in life sciences enterprise market
Healthcare data mapper Komodo Health has acquired Breakaway Partners, a market access software company targeting the life sciences industry, for…
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Amwell scoops up two digital health companies for $320M as tech M&A heats up
Amwell is acquiring two digital health companies for $320 million to expand its services beyond telehealth visits. The virtual care…
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Mount Sinai Health System-backed Sema4 goes public at $3B valuation
Clinical data and genomics company Sema4 debuted on the stock market Friday, raising $500 million to “step on the gas”…
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WebMD purchases patient educational video maker The Wellness Network
WebMD Health Corp. has acquired The Wellness Network, a maker of patient education videos for use in hospitals and health…
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Bain Capital Private Equity scoops up medtech supply chain firm PartsSource
Bain Capital is eyeing opportunities in the ongoing digitization of healthcare with its recent acquisition of medical equipment parts and services…
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Fearing Atlanta monopoly, national nurses union calls on FTC to investigate Piedmont Healthcare’s recent acquisitions
Piedmont Healthcare’s recent hospital acquisitions have drawn the ire of National Nurses United (NNU), which wrote a letter to the…
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Insurers’ earnings growth is outpacing the market. Expect that to continue
Earnings growth for insurers has outpaced the broader market, and that’s a trend that’s likely to continue, according to a…
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Provider groups call Biden executive order on hospital mergers, noncompete clauses misguided and unnecessary
Providers are calling President Joe Biden’s executive order to ratchet up scrutiny of hospital mergers and noncompete clauses as misplaced…
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Health systems are leaning on regional partnerships, local investments in 2021
Regional partnerships and strengthened local markets are so far the standout themes of 2021’s hospital merger and acquisition activity, according…
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Intelerad Medical Systems acquiring HeartIT to boost cardiovascular imaging tech
Radiology company Intelerad is acquiring Heart Imaging Technologies, a company specializing in clinical workflow automation. The deal falls on the heels…
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Executive order calls for DOJ, FTC to review hospital merger guidelines
President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order Friday that presses the federal government to review and revise guidelines for…
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Healthcare Dealmakers—One Medical acquiring Iora Health for $2.1B; 23andMe wraps up SPAC with $3.5B valuation
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, payers, health tech companies and other industry players look…
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Digital health funding rockets up to $14.7B, speeding past 2020’s investment
Investors poured $14.7 billion into digital health companies so far in 2021, already outpacing all of 2020’s record-breaking funding. The…
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HCA completes $400M purchase of majority stake in Brookdale Senior Living healthcare services
HCA Healthcare has finalized its $400 million bid to purchase a majority stake in Brookdale Senior Living’s home health and…
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Cano Health buys Doctor’s Medical Center for $300M to cement its primary care business in Florida
Miami-based Cano Health announced today the acquisition of fellow primary care provider Doctor’s Medical Center (DMC) in a bid to…
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Oklahoma has its first integrated academic health system with OU faculty practice, hospitals merger
After decades apart, the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine faculty practice has merged with OU Medicine’s parent company University…
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UVA Health acquires full ownership of 3-hospital joint venture from Novant Health
UVA Health has acquired full ownership of Novant Health UVA Health System, a three-hospital joint venture it ran with Novant…
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Amedisys snaps up hospital-at-home provider Contessa Health in $250M deal
Amedisys made a major move to expand its reach in the home healthcare market by acquiring Contessa Health, one of…
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Anthem completes acquisition of Puerto Rico-based Medicare Advantage, Medicaid plans
Anthem has completed its acquisition of MMM Holdings and its affiliates, which offer Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans based in…
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Ro scoops up at-home testing startup Kit on the heels of Workpath, Modern Fertility acquisitions
Virtual health company Ro continues to bulk up its capabilities through M&A and is now moving into at-home testing. The startup…
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Hospitals, corporations own nearly half of medical practices spurred by COVID-19 disruption: report
Hospitals and corporate entities acquiring independent practices and hiring away physicians were able to ramp up their efforts during 2020’s…
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Hims & Hers making its mark in teledermatology with Apostrophe acquisition
On the heels of its acquisition of a British personalized health company earlier this month, Hims & Hers has snapped…
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Health Catalyst scoops up patient engagement company Twistle
Data analytics company Health Catalyst plans to acquire a patient engagement platform to boost its population health capabilities for healthcare organizations moving to…
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Akumin’s $820M deal gives it a king-size boost in radiology, oncology services
Outpatient imaging center operator Akumin is acquiring Alliance HealthCare Services to get a bigger slice of the radiology and oncology services market.…
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CitiusTech grows its payer services business with SDLC Partners acquisition
Healthcare technology services provider CitiusTech has acquired SDLC Partners in a bid to flesh out its payer-focused offerings. The terms…
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Walmart to acquire telehealth company MeMD as Amazon Care signs first customer
Walmart is going all-in on telehealth, opening a new front to compete with Amazon. The retail giant announced Thursday that…
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