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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Park Dental Partners to Acquire Village Family Dental DSO, Entering North Carolina
Park Dental Partners (NASDAQ: PARK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Village Family Dental DSO, entering North Carolina as its fourth state. The deal adds 12…
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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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Jarrard 2026 Survey: Community Impact Drives Hospital Trust and Patient Choice
Hospitals seen as strong community partners earn markedly higher consumer trust, advocacy, and preference, according to Jarrard’s 2026 Community Impact Survey — yet fewer than one-third of consumers…
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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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Why AI ROI Stalls: The Case for Disciplined Decisions
AI initiatives often underdeliver because organizations never define which decisions AI should actually improve — a fixable focus problem, not a technology gap. Summit Partners’ Sharon Lin argues…
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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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DSO Deal Roundup: July 2026 Acquisitions, De Novos, and Platform Moves
Dental consolidation stayed active in July 2026, with Group Dentistry Now tracking a full slate of DSO and emerging-group transactions. Guardian Dentistry Partners agreed to a strategic majority…