Archive - Merge & Monitor

Spring Health's Alma Acquisition Is a Play for Market Structure

When you own both the employer contracts and the provider networks, you don't compete for market share—you become the market.

Feb 4 • Pranav Ravikumar

January 2026

Has Medicare Advantage's Business Model Broken?

The gravy train might be leaving the station.

Jan 28 • Pranav Ravikumar

PointClickCare: The Hidden Monopoly That Will Control America's Post-Acute Care Market

How a little-known Canadian company built the data infrastructure that makes value-based care work—and why it won't stay independent.

Jan 21 • Pranav Ravikumar

Why Behavioral Health M&A Is Just Getting Started

Why PE is betting billions on mental health rollups while VC marketplaces struggle

Jan 14 • Pranav Ravikumar

Welcome to Merge & Monitor

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Jan 8 • Pranav Ravikumar

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