As is usually the case in health care, the big just keep getting bigger. UnitedHealth Group's Optum division is buying NaviHealth, which helps manage post-acute care for Medicare Advantage members.
https://medcitynews.com/2020/05/navihealth-trades-hands-again-with-optum-acquisition/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=88218568&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jM-S2Cga6gH_yEwhca0AEkcNzsVgi7Gqd4-MOialnvtY6qOaV94lG5GR_5fhy81vs9ah6ZM--TtEfrf1imH4hGYeqnluPF4NtbnbpPk3_iZNelOE&_hsmi=88218568
Yikes, another non CV item. Change Healthcare, which offers a variety of health care analytics and administrative services, is buying an e-prescribing business for $213 million and selling one analytics unit to Kaufmann Hall.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/change-healthcare-buys-back-pharmacy-unit-for-213m-sells-analytics-division-to-kaufman-hall?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWW1JMU9EYzVNREprWTJZMyIsInQiOiJJXC8xNkJjT3RTZmNXR05idTFnMGlzdkJ3bndlY3NYUm52bVc0Y2FyQUVENnlUUkhrNEZ2emdPd01VWEhVZmpjSTdvSGxRaUZBckk3S1hcL25sNmY2b1ZJY01aQkQ4NlByYWdFOHg3YmNYVGRsRFo5QXc4XC9yUUtwcEhFRXRsYnFGSSJ9&mrkid=635530
Look, a non-coronavirus item. Medicaid health plan operator Molina is buying Magellan's health plan business and its care management and PBM businesses for around $820 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/molina-to-buy-magellan-complete-care-820m-deal?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRjNFpUaGhOalZqWlROaCIsInQiOiJqNzhYZE1RTzgyUTNhS1h0eUdJNXFDRjk0ZSszSnZTUWdJQTFHOXFXWFQzZmQwbGEwaXpSZTNWWEFhZnZESWY1Tlo0RWxNVFdUK2xNYVQxQkpySk1SSUg0U2dXamVRKzdsQXZHenJVYlZFZGE2U3FPWVJodGYyR296MHUzM2ZrNiJ9
HTD Health, which offers health care software development services, has acquired CareVoice, a provide of advance planning and end-of-life care tools.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/htd-health-acquires-carevoice-an-advance-care-planning-platform-301027899.html
Centric Health, a vendor of pharmacy services to senior living facilities in Canada, is acquiring RHI, which provides specialty pharmacy services in the US for about $30 million.
https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/mergers-and-acquisitions-news/centric-health-to-acquire-rhi/
Eruptr, a vendor of patient engagement software for hospitals and health systems, is acquiring HealthAware, which offers a health assessment tool.
https://www.eruptr.com/eruptr-completes-acquisition-of-healthaware/
A large PE firm is acquiring a majority interest in HealthEdge, which offers administrative systems to payers.
https://www.blackstone.com/the-firm/press-releases/article/blackstone-to-acquire-healthedge-a-leading-healthcare-technology-solutions-provider
HealthStream flows along, as the health care human resources company acquires NurseGrid, a vendor of nurse staffing and scheduling software for $25 million.
https://www.geekwire.com/2020/healthstream-pays-25m-acquire-portland-startup-nursegrid-maker-mobile-app-nurses/
Onsite clinic vendor Healthstat is buying 20 health centers from SentryHealth.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200309005153/en/
WebMd, a leading provider of medical information and other services for patients, has acquired the StayWell Company, which offers wellness programs for employers and health plans.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webmd-acquires-the-staywell-company-301021857.html
eCaring, which offers services to collect and transmit health care information from the home, has been acquired by Houseworks, an in-home health firm, and an investment firm.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200310005106/en/HouseWorks-LLC-RAB-Ventures-LLC-Announce-Acquisition
Two large benefit consulting and brokerage firms are combining, with AonHewitt set to buy WillisTowersWatson in a $30 billion transaction. The combination should raise serious antitrust concerns.
https://www.benefitnews.com/articles/aon-to-purchase-willis-towers-in-30-billion-deal?position=editorial_2&campaignname=EBN%20Insurance%20Newscast-03092020&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBN_Daily_Insurance+Newscast%2B%27-%27%2B03092020&bt_ee=%2FcqJmZ03QER3kZdHrizdvnhCtMIidIO44C809z86tAuIzU5KApUIsTcqh0xZow4U&bt_ts=1583791234120
Caravan Health, which helps ACOs with implementation services, has acquired Wellpepper, which offers patient engagement services.
https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/aco-implementation-program-caravan-health-looks-digital-acquisition-wellpepper
Sharecare has a vision, or is it a hallucination, and acquired Visualize Health. The former is the ubiquitous digital health engagement platform and the latter helps providers catch gaps in care that are called for by quality measures.
https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/sharecare-acquires-visualize-health
Health Catalyst, the publicly-held vendor of data warehousing and analytics services for providers, is acquiring Able Health, which automates the calculation of certain quality and other measures, for $27 million.
https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/health-catalyst-acquires-able-health-27-million