Mergers & Acquisitions
The American Hospital Association (AHA) provides resources on hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions and how consolidation impacts the health care field.
In a move that could allow it to significantly increase its primary care services to older adults and those on Medicare, CVS Health made it official recently that it is buying Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion, including debt.
Amazon's $3.5 billion takeover of primary care provider One Medical is facing scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
News that Walgreens-backed VillageMD is buying Summit Health-CityMD for $8.9 billion including debt is more than just another example of how the retail health market is consolidating. It’s a sign of how quickly the retail pharmacy giant believes its health care division will become profitable.
Mergers and acquisitions are one effective means for developing coordinated systems of care that fuel innovation and drive value-based care.
The Aug. 1 Modern Healthcare cover story “For health systems, how big is too big?” starts with a flawed premise “and then searches for validation,” writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a letter to the editor. “Unfortunately, while the article considers many factors, it falls short in…
Amazon will greatly expand its reach with consumers with its acquisition of One Medical’s parent company 1Life Healthcare Inc. and its direct-to-consumer primary care network for an estimated $3.9 billion including debt.
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block two separate hospital mergers, it announced today.
AHA today urged the FTC to scrutinize commercial health plans that steer patients to third-party specialty pharmacies in which they have a financial interest.
The AHA today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit decision that impliedly stripped federal district courts of jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s structure, procedures and existence.
According to the report, only 4.6% of hospitals were sold over the period.