R1 has agreed to acquire Humata Health to embed AI-powered prior authorization into its Phare operating system, targeting real-time, touchless authorizations across the revenue cycle. Humata’s technology has…
Are IPOs becoming a realistic exit path for DSOs? According to Becker’s Dental + DSO Review, they may be a growing option alongside private equity. Park Dental Partners…
Why did Forrest Health rebrand as ‘Forrest’? Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health unveiled a new name, visual identity, and brand on September 8, 2026, bringing seven hospitals — Forrest…
What happened with Shore Capital and Transformations Care Network? Shore Capital Partners moved its portfolio company Transformations Care Network (TCN), an outpatient mental health platform serving Medicaid and…
What is the new Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross, and Regent Surgical partnership? The three organizations have formed a new jointly owned company to develop at least 18…
Terra Behavioral Health, a Temecula, California-based operator, has made its first acquisition since its 2025 founding, buying Latitude Recovery Center and adding a standalone facility in Carlsbad, California….
Medicare’s WISeR pilot — which uses AI to approve or deny prior-authorization requests in traditional Medicare — has produced widespread denials, long delays, and technical failures since its…
Behavioral-health MSO Beacon Behavioral Partners acquired Dallas–Fort Worth providers Prime Psychiatry and Invicta Healthcare, more than doubling its DFW density and expanding its interventional psychiatry capabilities. The Latticework…
LegacyMD is a new, majority physician-owned platform that consolidates concierge and direct primary care practices without selling control to private equity. Announced September 3, 2026, it launched by…
Sanford Health has closed its acquisition of North Memorial Health after signing a 10-year oversight agreement with Minnesota’s attorney general. The deal commits Sanford to invest $600 million…
