Specialty Pharmacy, Infusion M&A Activity Is Slowing Down

The level of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity within the specialty pharmacy and home infusion arenas that has been occurring for numerous years has certainly depleted the number of companies available for deals. But that’s not to say they aren’t happening. Last month, Shields Health Solutions unveiled a deal to acquire ExceleraRx Corp. (see story, p. 7). And approximately one month ago, Centene Corp. acquired PANTHERx Rare, LLC, and revealed a deal to acquire Magellan Health, Inc. (RSP 1/21, p. 1). AIS Health spoke with Bill Bolding, a senior analyst for Provident Healthcare Partners, and Michael Patton, managing director at the firm, to get their perspective on M&A trends within those industries.

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Angela Maas

Angela Maas

Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy (formerly called Specialty Pharmacy News) since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at HemAware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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