Health Management Associates Acquires Lovell Communications

Health Management Associates Acquires Wakely Consulting Group

September 24, 2021

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA), a national research and consulting firm, has acquired Wakely Consulting Group, a healthcare actuarial consulting firm with six offices across the United States. Wakely will continue to operate as Wakely Consulting Group, an HMA company; terms were not disclosed and the acquisition expands HMA's actuarial capabilities and services to payers, providers, and government clients.

Health Management Associates Acquires Crestline Advisors

April 4, 2023

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired Crestline Advisors, an Arizona-based healthcare consulting firm founded in 2013 that supports health plans, provider organizations, and state agencies—particularly on Medicaid managed care (MCO) proposal responses and network management. Crestline's leadership (CEO Susan Dess and Tim Mechlinski) will remain in place as part of HMA; terms were not disclosed.

Health Management Associates Acquires NPO Solutions

December 19, 2019

Consulting

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired NPO Solutions, a California-based management consulting firm focused on strengthening nonprofit and public sector organizations. NPO Solutions will operate as a division of HMA Community Strategies, expanding HMA's capabilities in strategy, capacity building and evaluation and furthering its California footprint; terms were not disclosed.

Health Management Associates Acquires The Moran Company

July 7, 2021

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired The Moran Company (TMC), a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare research and consulting firm specializing in Medicare payment systems, coding, and reimbursement modeling. The acquisition strengthens HMA’s Medicare policy and analytic capabilities to better serve public and private sector clients.

Health Management Associates Acquires Burns & Associates, Inc.

September 1, 2020

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired Arizona-based Burns & Associates, Inc., a health policy consulting firm known for Medicaid program design, rate setting, and HCBS expertise. The acquisition brings Burns' analytics and rate-setting capabilities into HMA to expand the firm's depth in publicly funded healthcare policy and program evaluation; terms were not disclosed.

Health Management Associates Acquires Wilson Strategic (State of Reform)

September 22, 2021

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired Wilson Strategic, the Washington state company that operates the State of Reform health policy conferences and publishing platform. The founders DJ Wilson and Karianna Wilson will continue to lead State of Reform; terms were not disclosed. HMA said the acquisition will help expand its convening capabilities and national footprint in state-level health policy.