The volume of announced and closed healthcare industry deals in Q3 2024 (498) remain at the lower levels observed thus far throughout the year. Deal volume slowly declined throughout the quarter with 175 deals in July, 170 in August, and 153 in September. Despite the overall lower volume, there are still major deals happening in […]
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Each year, Business Group on Health identifies a set of key trends to watch in the coming year. These trends directly impact employer health and well-being strategies and are driven by broad factors, including the economy, technology, innovation, the political landscape (including a new Congress and Administration in the U.S.) and the evolving role employers
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Blue River PetCare, a large veterinary practice and pet hospital group, recently launched its sale process, according to three sources familiar with the situation. Chicago-based Blue River, a portfolio company of Partners Group, collected bids last month with many financial sponsors expressing interest, said two of the sources. Bids for the platform clocked in around
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Valeas Capital Partners (“Valeas®”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on partnering with leading growth-oriented businesses with demonstrable opportunities to build leading business franchises, announces the close of its first institutional fund, VCP Fund I (“VCP I”), at over $600 million, significantly above its target. Valeas is building a concentrated portfolio of tech-enabled, growth-oriented
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The physician staffing industry is facing significant turmoil, with three major firms either shutting down or filing for bankruptcy in the past two years. Financial challenges, shifting workforce dynamics and evolving hospital needs have contributed to the decline in these companies’ viability. Most recently, NES Health announced plans to shutter operations following financial challenges. The
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In October 2024 value-based care software platform company Reveleer announced the acquisition of Curation Health, which provides clinical insights to help health systems deliver optimal care. Glendale, Calif.-based Reveleer’s CEO Jay Ackerman, recently sat down with Healthcare Innovation to discuss the platform his company is building to support both payers and providers in value-based care
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Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider BrightView Health is shutting down its centers in two of the seven states it operates in. BrightView cited challenging operating environments in Massachusetts and Arizona as the reason for closing nine total facilities across the two states. “We have chosen to focus on states with operating environments that allow
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health added eight ambulatory care sites across six states in the first quarter of 2025 (three months ended Sept. 30), CFO Dan Morissette said on the system’s Dec. 2 investor call. Those additions come after the system added 56 ambulatory sites in fiscal 2024, which ended June 30. “We continue to work toward
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Sufficient reimbursement, less regulation and adequate staffing are all attractive features for dealmaking, impacting operator decisions on which states and regions offer the path of least resistance when it comes to expanding their footprint. It may boil down to price per bed and the ease of the change of ownership (CHOW) process when determining desirability
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Decades of research shows that primary care improves health outcomes, patient satisfaction, and health equity while reducing the total cost of healthcare. However, which organizations will be the main providers of this care in the United States, and which care models will predominate, continue to change. Two years ago, Bain & Company predicted how reimbursement,
