Mergers news and information

PORTLAND, Maine—Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems acquired Mercy Health System in Portland on Oct. 2 after winning approval from state regulators. Mercy was previously owned by Catholic Health East, which recently merged with Trinity Health and is Brewer-based EMHS' eighth hospital in...
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DALLAS—The biggest not-for-profit healthcare player in Texas is now Baylor Scott & White Health, a system formed last week when Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare consummated a long-planned merger. The organization has 43...
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The newly branded Mount Sinai Health System must set about the delicate work of consolidating the operations of two of New York City's largest hospitals.
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The merger wave sweeping up Massachusetts hospitals and doctors threatens to increase healthcare prices and widen the payment gap between providers, according to warnings from industry leaders, health insurers, and regulators at a hearing Wednesday.
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Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare closed on a deal to create Texas' largest not-for-profit health system.
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Continuum Health Partners and Mount Sinai Medical Center closed on a merger deal that consolidates two of New York City's largest hospitals.
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The Cleveland Clinic and Community Health Systems are looking to expand the reach of their joint alliance into Michigan—with a deal that would offer each system its first foothold in the state.
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The Federal Trade Commission has thrown a few wet blankets in the go-go world of healthcare corporate transactions in recent years, in the form of litigation to block mergers. But the agency's new director says most of the FTC's enforcement of antitrust laws actually happens in the less-discussed...
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Two not-for-profit hospitals in Denver are working toward an agreement that would allow them to jointly manage inpatient and outpatient services.
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Amgen's blockbuster $10.4 billion bid to acquire Onyx Pharmaceuticals topped Modern Healthcare's list of largest mergers and acquisitions last month. However, total deals in August fell to 70, down from 99 in July. Acquisitions in the drugs and biologics sector continued to dominate merger activity...
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