Hospice buyers in the M&A market in 2026 are looking for strong regulatory compliance, solid cash flow and effective leadership as they hunt for deals. Hospice M&A has seen an uptick in late 2025 and to date in 2026 after a three-year slump in deal activity. The M&A advisory firm The Braff Group projects that […]
Deaconess Associations Incorporated (DAI) has closed its acquisition of 31 home health and hospice agencies from HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA). The deal includes 24 home health locations and seven hospice locations across eight states. The acquisition is part of DAI’s broader strategy to expand its presence in home health and hospice care, with the organization […]
Arkansas-based hospice provider Circle of Life will acquire Washington Regional Hospice, with the deal expected to close before the end of September. The acquired hospice is currently owned by the Washington Regional Health System. Financial terms were undisclosed. Current patients will receive uninterrupted services through the transaction process. “Our organizations have very similar service areas, […]
A national temporary ban on new Medicare enrollment could have long-term impacts on hospice affiliations among nonprofit providers. Fraudsters have bilked billions of Medicare dollars posing as new legitimate providers. The program integrity issues moved the moratoria forward and caused a trickle effect on mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and organic growth in the hospice space. This […]
The private equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners has acquired the post-acute software company MatrixCare from ResMed (NYSE: RMD). The transaction makes MatrixCare a standalone company, rather than a subsidiary. Financial terms were undisclosed. In the wake of the deal, the company appointed Frazier Executive in Residence Jonathan Lujan as CEO. Becoming a standalone corporation will […]
Colorado-based Bloom Healthcare has acquired Christian Care House Calls, which provides home-based senior primary care in Texas. The deal expands the company’s existing presence in the state. Bloom Healthcare has locations in Colorado, Missouri and Texas. The company provides home-based services such as hospice, primary and wound care, dementia support, behavioral health and chronic care […]
Hospice merger and acquisition volume has regained momentum and is rapidly approaching pre-pandemic levels. For hospice, 48 deals took place in 2019, according to the M&A advisory firm The Braff Group. This was followed by the record-breaking years of 2020 through 2022, in which nearly 70 hospice transactions completed annually. Then hospice M&A entered a lull. […]
Regulatory scrutiny is slowing down hospice M&A deals in 2026, and the recently approved 2027 final rule will be no help. Interest in hospice acquisitions remains high, particularly among publicly traded companies and private equity firms. However, buyers are painstakingly combing through any potential compliance or billing issues during the diligence process, which is delaying […]
Chapters Health System has formed a new joint venture with home health provider Preferred Care. Through the JV, the organizations will unveil a new hospice program in Collier County, Florida. Dubbed Preferred Care Hospice, the program’s launch follows the recently approved Certificate of Need (CON) that Chapters received to expand its existing service region in […]
Regulatory uncertainty has been one of the biggest factors influencing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the home health and hospice sectors. In this interview, Cory Mertz, managing partner with the M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart, discusses how the proposed home health payment rule, heightened regulatory scrutiny and compliance expectations are affecting deal activity, as well […]
