Select Medical Goes Private in $3.9B Welsh Carson-Led Deal
Select Medical Holdings completed a $3.9 billion take-private on July 1, 2026, led by its founders and private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe at $16.50 per…
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How RCM Performance Drives ASC Valuation Multiples in 2026
Ambulatory surgery centers preparing to sell in 2026 are seeing buyers price deals on revenue cycle performance as much as case volume, according to VMG Health. Historical ASC…
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CMS 2027 Outpatient Pay Proposal: 2.4% Increase, 340B Cuts and Site-Neutral Expansion
CMS is proposing a 2.4% increase in outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payments for 2027, alongside a cut to the 340B drug discount and a broader push toward…
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Lone Peak Dental Group Secures $15M Mezzanine Investment
Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group has received a $15 million mezzanine debt investment from o15 Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm, to fund operational growth, practice acquisitions, and…
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CMS Proposes Medicaid Payment Caps That Could Save $775B Over 10 Years
CMS’s proposed rule would cap Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments at 100% of Medicare rates in expansion states and 110% in non-expansion states, projecting $775 billion in…
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Five Forces Shaping Dental Tech in 2026: Revere Partners’ Mid-Year View
Dental care demand is resilient—Americans spent $189 billion in 2024, tied for the highest annual total this century—but delivery margins are the tightest in years, a dynamic the…
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Health services M&A is active in 2026, but uncertainty slows volume: PwC
Healthcare M&A deal value surged in early 2026 — $18 billion in Q1 and $11 billion through May in Q2 — far outpacing H1 2025 totals, according to…
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Thoreau’s Growth Investment in Ensemble Signals RCM Consolidation
Thoreau, the healthcare investment platform launched by former New Mountain Capital private equity president Matt Holt, has agreed to make a strategic growth investment in Ensemble Health Partners,…
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Healthcare Costs Set to Rise 9% in 2027 as AI Coding Tools Add Pressure
Commercial healthcare costs are projected to rise 9% in 2027, the highest medical cost trend in nearly two decades, as health plans cite AI-powered documentation and coding tools…
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Q1 2026 Behavioral Health M&A Report: 42 Deals, $535M in Growth Capital
Behavioral health M&A recorded 42 closed transactions in Q1 2026 — 34 traditional M&A deals and 8 growth financings totaling $535.7 million. Mental health led with 19 deals,…