The past year has been unusual — to say the least — and the home health and hospice M&A landscape is no exception. While the hospice industry has continued to count strong deal numbers over the course of 2020, home health and home care have fallen far behind in their year-over-year deal tallies. The coming year, however, is poised for a comeback of deal flow for several reasons, including Medicare reimbursement changes and pent-up demand. The Year 2020 and COVID-19 In some wa

The COVID-19 emergency has wreaked havoc on the U.S. and global economy, with nearly every industry feeling the impact of virus-related restrictions. Yet despite the stresses resulting from the pandemic, both behavioral health and home-based care M&A remain relatively strong. Behavioral health and home-based care are certainly not immune to the impact of the virus on their operations, but the short- and long-term outlooks for both segments are largely positive with hospice, a

COVID-19 Short-term Impact on Healthcare* M&A Buyer Mindset *Home Health, Home Care and Hospice and Behavioral Health In response to questions from the media, buyers, and sellers, Mertz Taggart undertook a qualitative survey of industry buyers. There has been a wealth of conjecture and prognostication about the short- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare in general and mergers and acquisitions in particular. Rather than guessing, we decided to talk to