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…
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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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Straine Consolidates Three Dental Companies Into One Integrated Management Brand
Straine, a 30-year dental management organization founded by Olivia and Kerry Straine, has unified its three operating entities — Straine Dental Consulting, Straine Dental Analytics, and Straine Dental…
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AI Search and Brand Differentiation: 17 Health Systems’ 2026 Marketing Priorities
AI is fundamentally changing how consumers search for care, as Google and chatbots increasingly answer queries directly instead of surfacing links. In this Becker’s roundup, CMOs at 17…