After several months of home health dealmaking uncertainty sparked by the largest-ever proposed cut to Medicare home health payments, a softer-than-anticipated final rule has paved the way for greater investor confidence in the sector in 2026. Meanwhile, the non-medical home care industry, which reported several strong quarters of dealmaking, experienced the slowest quarter of dealmaking in 2025, according to a report from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. “There are a number of highly acquisitive sponsor-backed portfolio companies in the space that are gearing up to exit in 2026, which means that they’ll be looking to scoop up a few more companies onto their platform to add additional cash flow before going to market,” Cory Mertz, managing partner at Mertz Taggart, said in a statement.
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Source: https://homehealthcarenews.com/2026/01/dealmaking-in-home-care-slows-stabilizes-in-home-health-due-to-medicare-payment-rule/