Workforce, Financial Challenges Prompt Hospitals to Outsource Home Health Care
A large number of hospitals and health systems are expanding their home health businesses through partnering or acquiring home health agencies. From 2016 to 2018, 177 of these hospitals or health systems acquired home health care companies.
Court Finds What You Already Knew: Insurers Are Fighting Parity
In what will likely go down as a landmark decision that will ripple throughout the insurance and behavioral health industry, "a federal judge in Northern California ruled that a unit of UnitedHealth Group, the giant health insurer, had created internal policies aimed at effectively discriminating against patients with mental health and substance abuse disorders to save money.”
The Evolving Landscape of Substance Use Disorder Mergers and Acquisitions
The market for Substance Use Disorder treatment facilities still remains very active, but buyers are starting to explore other options. In a report published by Vista Research Group, Dexter Braff explores market trends in behavioral health, noting that buyers are pivoting in other directions like non-residential counseling programs and medication-assisted treatment programs.
Dexter Braff speaking at Digital Health CEO Summit: The Future of Startup Financing
Dexter Braff is speaking regarding The Future of Startup Financing at Rock Health's Digital CEO Summit. This session will explore these options—including traditional VC, corporate investment, PE, grants/philanthropy, debt, and bootstrapping—and how entrepreneurs can effectively navigate startup financing.
marketALERT: Will At-Risk Youth Become The Next Big Thing In Behavioral Health M&A
The signs are out there.And they’re pointing the way towards a possible resurgence in at-risk youth mergers and acquisitions activity.Although there are many variations on the theme, conditions are ripe for a rise in consolidation activity in health care services when some or all of the following market factors are in play.
Meet with Pat Clifford at NHIA
Join Pharmacy Services Managing Director Pat Clifford at the 2019 NHIA Annual Conference March 9 - 13 in Orlando. This is the premier education and networking event for home and specialty infusion professionals that you do not want to miss.