Steward HealthCare has announced plans to merge with a Tennessee health care system, making it the largest private for-profit hospital operator in the country. The deal with IASIS Healthcare LLC will bring Steward's total hospital count to 36 and mean the system will...
Citing "significant challenges" in the health care industry, KentuckyOne Health said Friday that it will sell Jewish Hospital and other Louisville facilities to as yet unknown buyers. The health system called the actions an “evolution of its structure for care in...
Healthcare organizations prefer to pursue like or similar entities to increase scale in merger, acquisition, and partnership deals, with high interest in pursing physician practices.
A greater share of physician organizations than hospitals and health systems expect to see a rise in the dollar value of merger and acquisition transactions they will pursue in the near future.
Employers seek more flexibility in designing a plan suitable for their employees. The self-insured are not immune, however, from the effects of the healthcare reform debate.
Crouse Hospital is affiliating with Long Island-based Northwell Health, which has 21 hospitals in the New York City area and is the state's largest healthcare provider. Northwell is the nation's 14th biggest healthcare system.
As a wave of consolidation continues to inundate healthcare providers and payers, M&A transactions among healthcare vendors and suppliers also are moving at a brisk pace.
