Willamette Vital Health Completes Affiliation with Chapters Health System

Oregon-based Willamette Vital Health has completed its affiliation with Chapter Health System. Willamette now becomes part of Chapters Health West, an extension of Florida-based Chapters’ footprint into Nevada, California and Oregon. Chapters Health West came into being with the affiliation of four hospices with Chapters, including Nathan Adelson, California-based Hospice of Santa Cruz County and […]

UnitedHealth Group ‘Optimistic’ on Amedisys Deal Closing

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UHN) still expects to close its purchase of Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) despite ongoing legal challenges.  This is according to a document that the insurance and health care services giant prepared in advance of its annual shareholder meeting. The document was inadvertently leaked to the news site STAT on Wednesday. It contained talking […]

h/care Acquires Home Health, Hospice Provider VNA of Ohio

The health care management organization h/care has acquired the home health and hospice provider Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio (VNA). Financial terms were undisclosed. VNA was established in 1902 by 13 women seeking to provide care to the seriously ill. The organization has been considering a sale for some time, according to Ryan Haller, CEO […]

Empath Health to Sell Service Center Location

The Florida-based senior care provider Empath Health is selling one of its administrative service centers, located in Pinellas County in its home state. The center was initially established by Suncoast Hospice, which is now an Empath Health affiliate. The sale is part of Empath’s effort to “realign its physical footprint” to invent more directly in […]

Hospice M&A Likely to Pick Up in Late 2025

Economic uncertainties may have put a damper on health care M&A during the first quarter of the year, but many still expect a rebound as 2025 progresses. This is according to research by the management consulting firm BRG, which recently issued a report on deal activity in the health care sector. About 20% of 150 […]

SCAN Group Acquires 100% Stake in PACE Provider myPlace Health

The nonprofit Medicare Advantage and health care services organization SCAN Group has fully acquired the myPlace Health, in which it previously held a partial stake. myPlace Health is a Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) company. The company is now wholly owned by SCAN Group, the parent company of SCAN Health Plan. myPlace […]

Amedisys to Divest Hospice, Home Health Locations to BrightSpring, The Pennant Group

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is divesting a number of its home health and hospice locations to several companies in advance of its acquisition by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum. Amedisys is selling a number of its care centers to Adoration Home Health Acquisitions, LLC, Adoration Hospice Care Acquisitions, LLC, and Senescence, LLC, DBA […]

Nathan Adelson Hospice Completes Affiliation with Chapters Health System

Las Vegas-based Nathan Adelson Hospice has completed its affiliation with the nonprofit Chapters Health System. The affiliation seals the establishment of Chapters Health West, an extension of Florida-based Chapters’ footprint into Nevada, California and Oregon. Chapters Health West came into being with the affiliation of four hospices with Chapters, including Nathan Adelson, California-based Hospice of […]

Hospice M&A Sees Uptick in Q1 2025

Hospice acquisitions saw a gentle rebound in Q1 2025. Deal volume is up relative to 2024’s slump, but activity has not reached the boom levels of 2020 and 2021. The M&A market’s rejuvenation extends across a range of home-based care industries, according to a new report from the M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. The “tides […]

Hospices ‘Tapping Brakes’ on M&A in Uncertain Economy

Predictions of a hospice M&A rebound have fizzled as a volatile regulatory and economic climate threatens to curb transaction activity in 2025 and beyond. Among the recent changes impacting strategic hospice decisions is the unfurling of the Trump administration’s new reciprocal tariff policy, according to Mark Kulik, senior managing director at The Braff Group. The […]