Monday, December 13, 2021: M&A

A new report from PwC found that health care mergers and acquisitions surged in 2021, growing 56 percent in the 12 months through November 15 versus 2020. There was particularly high growth among physician medical groups, managed care, and rehabilitation subsectors....

Monday, December 13, 2021: M&A

Pfizer Inc. announced it will acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals in an effort to expand its treatment offerings for immuno-inflammatory diseases. Arena is working on therapies for gastroenterology, dermatology, and cardiology. Pfizer said it plans to speed clinical...

Monday, December 13, 2021: Mental Health

McKinsey’s American Opportunity Survey found that America’s unemployment is being driven in large part by physical and mental health concerns. Sixteen percent of the 5,000 people surveyed were unemployed. Of those, 9 percent said they were looking for...

Thursday, December 9, 2021: M&A

Hospital system City of Hope announced it will acquire Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) to become one of the largest cancer research and treatment systems the country. The organizations said the combined entity will serve approximately 115,000 patients each...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021: M&A

Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman will purchase Athenahealth for $17 billion. It is the second time in less than three years the cloud-based electronic medical record (EHR) company has changed ownership. In February 2019, Athenhealth went private after it was...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021: M&A

Jefferson Health and BAYADA Home Health Care announced an agreement to form a home health joint venture. The new venture, Jefferson Health at Home, will offer the Philadelphia-based system’s patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in-home and virtual care. It...