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M&A market buzzes in lead up to gap period

It was a busy fourth quarter in 2018 for home medical equipment mergers and acquisitions. Due to substantive changes in CMS’s decision to pause competitive bidding for two years, buyers are showing interest in the sector again. HME Managing Director Pat Clifford also commented to HME News that interest is strong not only in

HME News: Are we headed for another 2012?

What was so great about 2012, you may ask? Home Medical Equipment deals increased by two thirds in the span of a year: 71 in 2011 up to 107 in 2012. The reason? CMS started competitive bidding in a number of the country's largest cities. Fast forward to present day, and CMS is pausing

M&A: What will be impact of bid changes?

There's a chance of an increase in M&A activity in HME because of proposed changes to competitive bidding from CMS. Analysts say it's too early to tell, and Managing Director Pat Clifford spoke with HME News, explaining it's best to wait and see what will happen. “Unless the paradigm really changes, the rates still