Hospice, Home Health Yield Highest Multiples in Health Care M&A Deals

The hospice and home health care companies for the third quarter in a row have seen the highest multiples of any health care sector in merger and acquisitions transactions, reaching 22.7x in the second quarter of 2019, according to auditing and consulting firm PwC.  These high valuations for hospice and home health acquisitions come in […]

Hospice M&A Market Going Strong in 2019

All signs point to a strong showing for hospice mergers and acquisitions through the year and into 2020 as companies and investors shy away from home health in anticipation of potential fallout from the forthcoming patient-driven groupings (PDGM) model. Eight hospice acquisitions took place during the first quarter of 2019, up from seven transactions during […]

Hospice M&A Could Overtake Home Health

Though the mergers and acquisitions market for home health remains remains hot, investors will likely shift greater attention towards hospices in 2019 and coming years, according to analysis by the Braff Group, an M&A advisory company. “The market for home health agencies could very well be on ice for a year (or more) beginning July […]