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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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A total of 109 transactions in the hospice and home health space involved a hospital and health system from 2014 to 2021, according to market analysis data that The Braff Group shared with Hospice News. The number of deals in 2017 and 2018 hit 20 and 19, respectively, before slumping downward during the pandemic in recent years.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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Large payers have also jumped into the home-based care bandwagon. billion acquisition of the home health and hospice company LHC Group. In February, the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum closed its $5.4 Optum subsequently made a bid on Amedisys Inc. This followed Humana Inc.’s s (NYSE: HUM) $5.7

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Regulators Taking Aim at Hospice PE Backers

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About 30% to 50% of home health and hospice transactions in 2021 involved private equity, according to the M&A advisory firm The Braff Group. With this growing influence comes renewed scrutiny about their impact on patient care, federal policymakers have indicated. Congress also asking questions. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),

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