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Digital health provider Hinge Health, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire virtual-first digestive care company Cylinder Health, Inc. for $105M in cash.The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.Cylinder Health brings an established commercial footprint covering nearly 100 enterprise clients across two million lives, partnerships with two of the three largest PBMs, and commercial relationships
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M&A: Doctronic Acquires Virtual Pediatric Platform Summer Health to Expand AI Primary Care
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AI-native primary care company Doctronic has acquired virtual, text-based pediatric care platform Summer Health to extend its clinical platform from birth through adulthood.The acquisition integrates Summer Health’s proprietary repository of more than 100,000 real-world pediatric text interactions into Doctronic’s clinical data architecture to train pediatric-specific conversational AI models.Summer Health founder and CEO Ellen DaSilva joins Doctronic as Senior Vice
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M&A: Included Health to Acquire Clinically-Integrated Health Plan Firefly Health
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All-in-one healthcare delivery firm Included Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire clinically integrated health plan and advanced primary care provider Firefly Health, with closure targeted for Q3 2026.The combined entity pairs Included Health’s AI-native navigation platform with Firefly’s NCQA-accredited advanced primary care model, dynamic benefit design, and a nationwide network of 2,300+ in-person, in-home, and specialty partners.Across its full
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Healthcare Growth Partners Releases July 2026 Health IT Market Review: Key Valuations and M&A Benchmarks
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U.S. Health IT M&A and buyout volume rebounded in Q2 2026 to 121 announced transactions after averaging 101 transactions across Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, according to Healthcare Growth Partners’ July 2026 Health IT Market Review report. The HGP Health IT Revenue Multiple recovered to 4.7x revenue by the end of Q2 2026 after dropping from 5.3x down to 3.7x in April.Health IT demonstrated strong resilience during the "SaaSpocalypse," outperforming broader Enterprise
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M&A: Focus to Acquire Managed Services Provider GuideIT
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Healthcare managed IT platform Focus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plano, Texas-based GuideIT. Post-closing, the entity will operate as GuideIT, A Focus Company.The transaction is designed to replace the fragmented model of multi-vendor IT management—where health systems juggle separate providers for cloud, cybersecurity, and EHR support—with a single, accountable operating partner.GuideIT brings over twenty years of operational delivery, spanning managed
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M&A: SpinSci Acquires Dialog Health to Expand AI-Powered Patient Access Platform Across Voice and Text
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Dallas-based agentic AI leader SpinSci has formally acquired Franklin, Tenn.-based patient and staff engagement provider Dialog Health.The deal bridges SpinSci’s proprietary, AI-driven voice access and contact center automation tools with Dialog Health’s two-way SMS, Rich Communication Services (RCS), and automated outreach platform.Dialog Health brings a proven track record to the platform, including an 82% reduction in 90-day readmissions, a 92% decrease in
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M&A: Tempus AI to Acquire Personalis for $1.5B to Expand Precision Oncology and MRD Monitoring
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Tempus AI, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Personalis, Inc. for $16.25 per share, valuing the company at $1.5 billion net of Tempus’ existing ownership stake.The transaction integrates Personalis’ ultrasensitive NeXT Personal® tumor-informed minimal residual disease (MRD) liquid biopsy test into Tempus’ AI-enabled multimodal clinical data engine.Addresses a total addressable market estimated at $20 billion, serving an expected 2.1 million newly
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XRHealth Acquires Swing Therapeutics to Create Largest Extended Reality Chronic Pain Platform
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Extended reality (XR) clinical innovator XRHealth has announced the formal acquisition of digital therapeutics pioneer Swing Therapeutics, making it the largest multi-device XR digital health platform for chronic conditions.The transaction absorbs Swing’s flagship Stanza program, the first FDA De Novo–authorized prescription digital behavioral therapeutic indicated for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms, which impact 10 million Americans.Validated by a Phase 3
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M&A: Lyric Acquires Concert to Scale AI-Powered Healthcare Decision Intelligence
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Healthcare decision intelligence leader Lyric has announced the acquisition of Concert, a precision health payment accuracy innovator specializing in translating machine-readable clinical policies into real-time claims workflows.The transaction embeds Concert’s proprietary policy intelligence directly within Lyric42, Lyric’s AI-powered Healthcare Decision Intelligence Platform, expanding its scale amid a surge in advanced genetic testing and precision therapies.The
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M&A: ResMed to Sell MatrixCare Business to Frazier Healthcare Partners for $450M
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Global health technology leader ResMed has announced a definitive agreement to sell its MatrixCare business to healthcare-exclusive private equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners for $450M.The corporate divestiture explicitly aligns with ResMed’s 2030 strategy, allowing the company to narrow its focus and reallocate capital toward high-growth, scalable opportunities in sleep health, breathing health, and cloud-connected home care.MatrixCare represents a major post-acute
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