After steadying during Q2, it appears the overall volume of deals in the healthcare industry declined in Q3 compared with Q2, and year-to-date 2023 is still down from last year. A slumping economy has no doubt played a large...more
11/10/2023
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sellers ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth
The healthcare M&A market appears to be steadying. Although deal activity through the year appears slightly below the high-water marks for the corresponding period of 2022, deal activity is generally up from the first quarter...more
7/28/2023
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Capital Markets ,
Digital Health ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity
Although healthcare M&A activity in Q3 declined slightly from the previous quarter, analysts believe the activity level declined much less than expected given the numerous headwinds—inflation, rising interest rates, labor...more
11/22/2022
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Dental Practice ,
Digital Health ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity
Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more
3/12/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ambulance Providers ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Centers ,
Mental Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relief Measures ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Substance Abuse ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Angela Humphreys—Chair of the Healthcare Practice and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Private Equity Team—sat down virtually with Paul Keckley—a healthcare policy analyst, industry expert and Managing...more
3/8/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Loss Coverage ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Transparency
2020 was a tumultuous year for the healthcare industry, which continues to confront the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these unprecedented and unpredictable times, healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...more
1/11/2021
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Substance Abuse
By all accounts, 2019 proved to be another year of significant investment by private equity firms in the physician practice space. Below we discuss 10 trends we observed as counsel on a number of these transactions during...more
1/22/2020
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Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Indemnity Insurance ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Strategic Planning
Discover the factors that drove healthcare M&A activity in 2019.
Innovation, expansion and continued private equity investment in the industry influenced healthcare transactions last year. 2019 saw continued robust...more
1/16/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Divestiture ,
EBITDA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Joint Venture ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms
2018 marked a year of continued robust healthcare merger and acquisition activity, with deal volume surpassing that of 2017. The dollar volume of healthcare deals also exceeded 2017, highlighted by CVS Health Corp. (NYSE:...more
1/9/2019
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Acute Facilities ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Substance Abuse ,
Urgent Care Facilities
On July 17, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Health ("Subcommittee") expressed its commitment to modernizing the Stark Law during a hearing in which industry and government...more
7/19/2018
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Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
OIG ,
Request For Information ,
Stark Law ,
Ways and Means Committee
Dermatology, ophthalmology, radiology, urology? The list goes on. Yet, in any physician practice management transaction, the following six key considerations apply and, if not carefully managed, can derail a...more
Healthcare transactional activity continued unabated throughout 2016, continuing a years long trend of sustained growth. This activity is due to a number of factors: innovative technology, pharmaceuticals, and services that...more
1/9/2017
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Health Care Providers ,
Health IT ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Innovation ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Provider Payments
On November 8, 2016, the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became more uncertain. Republicans in Congress have been working to repeal the ACA since it was passed in 2010, and now, with control of...more
12/1/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Employer Mandates ,
FSA ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
HSA ,
Individual Mandate ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medical Device Tax ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Presidential Elections ,
Repeal ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts ,
Trump Administration