Mergers & Acquisitions
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) provides resources on hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions and how consolidation impacts the health care field.
In early February 2023, a senior U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) official
abruptly announced that DOJ had withdrawn three longstanding statements of antitrust
enforcement policy in health care (Policy Statements).
The Issue
One of the most important tools that hospitals can use to increase access and quality of care and manage risk and financial pressures are mergers and acquisitions. A range of partnerships, mergers and acquisitions enable hospitals to expand service offerings, broaden networks and鈥
VillageMD鈥檚 recent acquisition of Connecticut-based Starling Physicians group and its 30 locations is significant.
Amazon鈥檚 relentless push to become a primary care provider reached a milestone recently when the e-commerce giant completed its acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion.
Amazon鈥檚 nearly $4 billion investment to advance its health care strategy by acquiring primary care provider One Medical has closed, ending questions about whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would file a lawsuit to stop the sale.
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鈥檚 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 鈥淔or health systems, how big is too big?鈥 starts with a flawed premise 鈥渁nd then searches for validation,鈥 writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a letter to the editor. 鈥淯nfortunately, while the article considers many factors, it falls short in鈥