Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) plans to rejoin the fray in 2025 when it comes to acquisitions. The Atlanta-headquartered company has its eyes on targets in the private duty nursing, hospice and home health industries, according to CEO Jeff Shaner. But for this year, their emphasis will likely be on private duty and home health […]
Minnesota-headquartered St. Croix Hospice recently acquired Hospice of Siouxland in Iowa and some of Mayo Clinic Health System’s hospice assets in its home state, two moves that stretched its widening footprint across the Midwest. Financial terms of both deals were undisclosed. The two transactions mark important milestones in the hospice provider’s growth trajectory during a […]
Historically, VITAS Healthcare has relied heavily on organic growth, a strategy the company is not turning away from. However, it may add more acquisitions to the mix. VITAS is a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE). The company this year made its return to the M&A market after a hiatus of several years. In April, […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to increase payments to Medicare Advantage plans for 4.3% in 2026, but implementation will depend on what happens with the new presidential administration. CMS has issued an advance notice of policy changes for Medicare Advantage and Part D that would install technical updates, including to […]
The Florida-based nonprofit hospice and senior care provider Empath Health has been steadily expanding its footprint as well as its service lines. The company has pursued de novos, acquisitions and has built new programs from scratch as it works to achieve what Empath calls “full-life care” — a full continuum of services to support seniors […]
The private equity firm Renovus Capital Partners has acquired the home health and hospice provider Superior Health Holdings, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Renovus Capital Partners is a lower middle-market investment firm based in Philadelphia. The firm’s portfolio includes more than $2 billion of assets, about 30 companies, across its several industries, including technology, health […]
Amedisys’ (Nasdaq: AMED) has halted the divestiture of some of its home health and hospice locations to Texas-based VitalCaring. Amedisys in June announced an agreement to sell some of its locations to the private equity-backed home health and hospice provider VitalCaring. The agreement included potentially more than 100 locations. The VitalCaring transaction was contingent on […]
Hospice leaders will need to keep their eyes on five key trends in the new year when it comes to compliance, business operations and finance. Coupled with these trends is rising utilization. Hospice utilization reached 51.7% among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data […]
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) completed its $80 million acquisition of Signature Healthcare at Home’s hospice and home health assets. Pennant closed the deal on seven of Signature’s Oregon locations on Jan. 1. The company previously completed the purchase of Signature’s Idaho and Washington assets on August 1, 2024. Acquiring Signature will boost Pennant’s […]
The hospice mergers and acquisitions market has seen a host of changes in recent years, with buyers and sellers examining a range of risks and opportunities in the field this year. The industry saw a flurry of M&A activity in 2019 and 2020, with record high valuations and deal volume. Subsequent years saw cooling periods […]
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