2022: Year of the Cross-Market Health System Mega-Merger
Announced this week, Sanford Health is planning to merge with Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services in what would create a $14B, 58-hospital merger. Get used to these types of cross-market mergers. The FTC is cracking down on ‘horizontal’ or ‘market dominating’ M&A, but it’s much harder for the Commission to challenge cross-market mergers given current precedent.
Read MoreAmazon Clinic: What Amazon’s Direct-to-Consumer Launch Means for Hims, Ro, and Healthcare
Amazon is focusing most of its healthcare efforts on what it knows best: the consumer. Amazon Clinic is a healthcare play that meshes well with the core strengths of the retail giant.
Read MorePrivia’s Q3, Nomi Health’s Game-Changing Fintech Launch, and the Insurtech Exodus
This week’s healthcare news includes Privia Health highlights, Nomi Health’s launch of Connect, and insurtechs exiting the MA space.
Read MoreThe 52 Best Healthcare Newsletters and Websites to Follow in 2022
I consume a ton of healthcare content and wanted to share my favorite and the best healthcare newsletters and websites to follow in 2022
Read MoreVillageMD ties the $9 Billion knot with Summit Health
Combined, VillageMD NewCo will operate 4,100 providers (2,150 primary care physicians), 680 locations, 7 million patients, and 125,000 full-risk Medicare Advantage lives. That’s a pretty big deal (pun absolutely intended) as NewCo vaults itself into becoming one of the largest primary care providers in the country and geographically dense (an important feature in value-based care) in the Northeast.
Read MoreThe 6 Biggest Health Tech and Services Deals in 2022
This essay breaks down the top 6 health tech and services deals from 2022, including Amazon-One Medical, Advocate-Atrium, and more.
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