Healthcare Finance News December 16, 2025
Susan Morse

M&A landscape will regain strength as organizations improve in quality and leverage technology to attract buyers, PwC says.

Health services deal value and volume will grow in 2026 as organizations improve in quality and leverage technology to attract buyers, according to a new PwC report.

As in other areas of healthcare, AI appears to be making the difference.

Attractive buys include companies offering AI-based telehealth platforms and tools for revenue cycle management, workforce optimization, utilization management and member engagement.

“Investors will increasingly treat AI as a core driver of margin expansion and top-line growth — not a bolt-on enhancement — shifting valuation premiums toward platforms with proven operations leveraging real data,” the report said.

Deals will be made...

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