A restructuring of the Medicare Hospice Benefit could have impacts on merger and acquisition activity in the industry. Calls for changes to hospice eligibility and length of stay are growing louder among industry stakeholders. A main concern being voiced to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is that the current six-month prognosis […]
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Deal volume in hospice and home health took a dive during the first quarter of 2022, though the dollar amounts in those acquisitions appear to be rising. A total of 30 transactions occurred during Q1 this year in the hospice and home health space, compared to 41 deals in Q4 of last year, according to […]
Deals used to be sealed with handshakes and ink on a dotted line, but COVID-19 has turned these old-school practices into risky propositions. With little opportunity for travel or face-to-face meetings, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ways hospice providers do business when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. Hospice M&A is striding forward at […]
About 70% of acquisition targets in the home-based health care sector in the second quarter of the year were hospice providers, according to a report from the market intelligence firm Irving Levin Associates. The bulk of those targets provided hospice care alone, rather than a mix with home health. During the first quarter, only 22% […]