R1 to Acquire Humata Health to Enhance Phare OS with AI-Powered Prior Authorizations
August 18, 2026
R1 entered into an agreement to acquire Humata Health, an AI-powered prior authorization automation company. The deal will integrate Humata’s policy monitoring and agentic prior-auth workflows into R1’s Phare Operating System to support more real-time, end-to-end revenue-cycle automation. The transaction is expected to close by the end of Q3 2026, and financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- R1
- Targets
- Humata Health
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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