Health Management Associates Acquires Wakely Consulting Group

Health Management Associates Acquires Edrington Health Consulting

July 1, 2021

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA), a Lansing-based research and consulting firm focused on publicly funded healthcare, has acquired Edrington Health Consulting (EHC), an actuarial and analytics firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The acquisition brings EHC's Medicaid and Medicare actuarial capabilities and data-analytics services into HMA to expand its actuarial and financial consulting offerings; terms were not disclosed.

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 The Focus Group

October 4, 2022

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has merged with The Focus Group; The Focus Group will continue to operate as The Focus Group, an HMA Company, with founders David Kulick and Alex Rich remaining as managing directors. Terms were not disclosed. The Focus Group, founded in 2014 and based in New Orleans, provides market intelligence, strategy, business transformation, and go-to-market services for healthcare clients; HMA is a national healthcare policy and consulting firm founded in 1985.

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 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 Cirdan Health Systems and Consulting

March 31, 2022

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired Cirdan Health Systems and Consulting, a Minnesota-based healthcare actuarial and data services firm. The acquisition expands HMA's actuarial and encounter data capabilities to better serve payers and providers—particularly organizations serving Medicare and Medicaid populations; terms were not disclosed.