Mergers & Acquisitions

The healthcare industry sees a lot of consolidation between both vendors and healthcare providers this channel tracks mergers and acquisitions between large healthcare systems, community hospitals, private practices, vendors and private equity investors. Health systems have been growing in size substantially in the past decade with mergers with smaller healthcare systems and hospitals. This is largely due to the need to be more efficient amid lower reimbursements and rising costs by building an economy of scale in a larger health system. On the vendor side, mergers have become a common way to reduce research and development costs by purchasing intellectual rights for new technologies, or to purchased companies with new technologies that already have regulatory market clearance. 

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Cano Health explores sale amid interest from Humana, CVS Health

Cano Health is considering a sale after takeover interest from major healthcare players, including CVS Health and Humana, according to several media outlets.

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Kaufman Hall joins forces with Claro Healthcare

The deal brings together two healthcare consulting businesses during a period of mass consolidation across the healthcare industry.

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Judge approves UnitedHealth Group’s planned acquisition of Change

UnitedHealth Group can move ahead with its planned $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare after a district court shot down the Department of Justice’s attempt to block the transaction.

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Intelerad’s $500M investment creates image-sharing network managing 80B images

Suggesting the move will significantly advance radiology’s specialtywide imperative to “ditch the disk,” Montreal-based Intelerad Medical Systems has announced it is acquiring a longtime competitor in the image-exchange space.

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CVS enters $8B agreement to acquire Signify Health

The companies expect to close the agreement—which is subject to investor and regulator approval—in the first half of 2023.  

Affera Inc Medtronic $925 million catheter ablation atrial fibrillation (AFib)

Medtronic completes acquisition of heart rhythm tech company in a deal reportedly worth $925M

Affera’s portfolio includes interventional solutions such as the Affera Prism-1 mapping and navigation platform, designed to help electrophysiologists diagnose heart rhythm issues, and the Sphere-9 cardiac ablation catheter. 

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Mental healthcare network Alma raises $130M

Alma, a membership-based network focused on mental healthcare, has raised $130 million in a Series D funding round. The network nabbed investments from some big names, including Cigna Ventures.

Amazon shutting down Amazon Care at the end of the year

In a surprise move announced Aug. 24 in a memo to staff, Amazon Care will be no more come year’s end.