With the recent announcement of Kindred being acquired by Humana and other transactions in the year, 2017 proved to be a busy year in home health mergers and acquisitions. There were 56 transactions in 2016 and 51 transactions in 2015, meaning 2017 will end on a much higher note – approximately 70 home health transactions. President Dexter Braff and Home Health and Hospice Managing Director Mark Kulik recently spoke to Home Health Line regarding this year’s active marketplace.
“I think the market is going to remain strong in 2018 because the pressures are still there. I foresee continued consolidation as a necessity to maintain the margins.”
– Mark Kulik
“The dominant consolidation strategy today is not to amass a large regional or national footprint of providers. Rather, under emerging population-based or condition-specific global payment models, companies are now being rewarded for coordinating care.”
– Dexter Braff