Healthcare Dealmakers—UHG, Amedisys close merger; Walgreens acquired and more
09/11/25 at 03:00 AM
Healthcare Dealmakers—UHG, Amedisys close merger; Walgreens acquired and more
Fierce Healthcare; by Dave Muoio; 9/5/25
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. Here’s a roundup of new deals that were revealed, closed, rumored or called off during the month of August.
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- UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys closed their $3.3 billion merger one week after securing a key settlement agreement from federal regulators. ...
- UnitedHealth Group’s Optum also reportedly acquired Holston Medical Group ...
- Retail: Sycamore Partners finalized its acquisition of retail pharmacy giant Walgreens and now plans to split the company into five separate businesses: Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields Health Solutions, CareCentrix and VillageMD. ...
- Tech ...