Nonprofit Hospital Margins Hit 1.5% in 2025 — But Fitch Warns of a Peak
The median operating margin for nonprofit hospitals reached 1.5% in fiscal 2025, up from 1.1% in 2024 — a third consecutive year of improvement, according to a Fitch…
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Dental Care Alliance Cuts Debt by $1.1B and Secures $95M to Restart Growth
Dental Care Alliance (DCA), one of the largest DSOs in the US with 400+ affiliated practices across 24 states, has completed a major financial restructuring — eliminating more…
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Home-Based Care M&A Q2 2026: 16 Deals, $4B in Mega-Platform Buys
Home-based care M&A volume fell to 16 closed deals in Q2 2026 — down from 27 in Q1 and 29 a year earlier — even as two of…
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MGMA 2026: Only 47% of Medical Groups Report Rising Revenue as Costs Climb
Medical practice revenue growth is stalling in 2026 even as costs keep climbing. MGMA’s June 30, 2026 poll found just 47% of medical groups reporting higher year-to-date revenue…
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ADA Q2 2026: Dental Fiscal Squeeze Persists as AI Adoption Hits 43%
Dentists’ economic confidence rose in Q2 2026 even as a persistent “fiscal squeeze” pressures practice margins: since January 2021, dental equipment, supplies, and staff wages have each climbed…
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Hospital Mergers as a Lifeline: What Actually Creates Value
Hospital mergers are increasingly a survival move rather than a growth play, as roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and ACA…
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2026 Medicare Reimbursement Changes: What the Conversion Factor Update Really Means
Medicare reimbursement remains below the cost of delivering care for 80% of medical groups in 2026, according to an MGMA Stat poll of 166 respondents. CMS set the…
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Kaltroco Acquires Smile America, the Largest U.S. School-Based Dental Program
Family-owned investment firm Kaltroco has acquired Smile America Partners, the largest school-based mobile dental program in the U.S., from Beach Point Capital Management in a deal announced July…
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Dental M&A Rebounds: 175 Practices Sold in H1 2026 as Valuations Head Lower
Dental practice M&A activity rebounded in the first half of 2026, with at least 175 practice locations sold to DSOs, private equity groups, and other buyers, according to…
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Healthcare M&A Trends Q2 2026: PPM, Outpatient, and PE Scrutiny
Healthcare M&A stayed steady in Q2 2026, driven by consolidation, AI integration, and cross-sector deals despite intensifying scrutiny of PE-backed MSO arrangements. Physician practice management remained active, with…