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- New York City’s public health system, NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H), has officially announced its plan to acquire Maimonides Health, a move fueled by a $2.2B state grant designed to stabilize Brooklyn's crumbling safety net.
- This merger will allow Maimonides to exit financial instability by accessing higher Medicaid reimbursement rates reserved for public entities and migrating to a unified Epic electronic health record (EHR) to fix fragmented care
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PwC 2026 Outlook: Health Services M&A Poised for Rebound as AI Becomes “Core Driver” of Value
What You Should Know:
- According to PwC's 2026 Health Services Deals Outlook, the M&A market is set to regain momentum in both deal value and volume after a cooling period in 2025.
- The report highlights a strategic pivot among private equity investors away from reimbursement-heavy assets toward AI-enabled software and services that drive margin expansion without adding labor. With the IPO window reopening and "mega-funds" returning to offense, the winners in 2026 will be
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Philips Acquires SpectraWAVE to “Double Down” on AI-Powered Coronary Imaging
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- Philips has agreed to acquire SpectraWAVE, Inc., a move designed to bolster its leadership in image-guided therapy by integrating SpectraWAVE’s AI-powered coronary imaging and physiology assessments into the Philips Azurion platform.
- The acquisition adds critical next-generation capabilities, including DeepOCT (optical coherence tomography) and wire-free Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), to Philips' existing portfolio.
- The strategic expansion aims to
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Joy Parenting Club Acquires Heba Care to Scale the First Comprehensive, AI-Powered Parenting Platform
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- Joy Parenting Club, the platform aiming to revolutionize the parenting experience, has announced its acquisition of Heba Care, a technology platform that supports families navigating complex health and developmental needs.
- This acquisition marks Joy's latest step in building the most comprehensive support ecosystem for parents.
Integration Brings Clinically Validated Tools and New Tracker to Deliver 24/7 Guidance
Simultaneously, Joy unveiled a new
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Lightbeam Acquires Syntax Health to Unify VBC Contracting and Population Health Platforms
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- Lightbeam Health Solutions, a leader in AI-enabled Population Health Management, has acquired Syntax Health, an enterprise SaaS platform specializing in value-based care (VBC) contract modeling. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The strategic acquisition unifies the traditionally separate functions of predictive analytics and collaborative contract design into a single VBC operating system.
- The combined platform aims
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Paradigm Health Raises $78M & Acquires Flatiron Health’s Clinical Research Business
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- Paradigm Health’s acquisition of Flatiron Health’s Clinical Research Business, coupled with a long-term strategic partnership, marks a structural shift in how oncology trials are conducted and how patients across the country gain access to them.
- The deal brings together the nation’s most extensive tech-enabled oncology research network with an AI-powered trial infrastructure, creating a unified ecosystem designed to expand trial capacity, reduce operational
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Avandra Health Acquires DatCard and Sorna to Build the Leading Medical Imaging Data Platform
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- Avandra Health, the world's largest federated network for medical imaging and clinical data, today announced the acquisition of DatCard Systems and Sorna Corporation. This strategic move is set to establish Avandra as the leading medical imaging platform, uniquely positioned to use imaging data to improve patient care across both clinical and research applications.
- The acquisitions combine the critical capabilities of clinical data sharing between providers
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MDI NetworX Acquires Cobalt MedPlans to Expand U.S. Payer Services and AI Automation
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- MDI NetworX, a leader in healthcare business process solutions, today announced the acquisition of Cobalt MedPlans (Clarity Performance Solutions) from Cobalt Health Solutions. The transaction was executed with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), the wholly-owned subsidiary of which, Cobalt Health Solutions, owned Cobalt MedPlans.
- The deal significantly expands MDI's U.S. footprint and will integrate its AI-enabled SaaS platform, InsightPro,
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GE HealthCare Acquires Intelerad for $2.3B to Create Cloud-First, AI-Enabled Imaging Ecosystem
What You Should Know:
- GE HealthCare announced the acquisition of Intelerad, a medical imaging software provider, for $2.3 billion in cash.
- The deal is set to accelerate GE HealthCare's shift to a SaaS business model and expand its AI-enabled imaging solutions across high-growth outpatient and ambulatory care settings.
Strategic Merger: Expanding Cloud-First Imaging to Outpatient Care
The strategic acquisition underscores GE HealthCare's commitment to cloud-enabled and
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MRO Acquires Clinetic to Accelerate Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment with AI-Driven Data
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- MRO has acquired Clinetic, a recruitment management platform, to enhance its smarter data commitment. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition integrates Clinetic’s AI-driven software, which leverages real-time EHR data to identify, screen, and enroll clinical trial patients faster and with greater precision.
MRO Strengthens "Smarter Data" Focus with Clinetic Acquisition
MRO, a company committed to being the single
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