In the world of healthcare M&A, the last three years have felt like navigating through a heavy fog. Between rising interest rates and a persistent valuation gap, many owners chose to drop anchor and wait for clearer conditions. But moving into 2026, that fog has officially lifted. The fourth quarter of 2025 recorded 16 hospice transactions—the strongest quarter Mertz Taggart has seen in four years. The market doesn’t operate in a vacuum; it needs a catalyst. A series of recent high-profile platform transactions over the past 6 months have fundamentally reset the industry’s compass.
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