Overview
- Universal Health Services announced an agreement to buy online behavioral health provider Talkspace for about $835 million.
- The companies said the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 pending shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.
- UHS leadership framed the move as accelerating its outpatient and telehealth strategy and diversifying its payor mix.
- Talkspace operates a network of roughly 6,000 licensed professionals covering all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
- In 2025, Talkspace reported $229 million in revenue and delivered more than 1.6 million patient sessions with availability to over 200 million people through health plans and benefits programs.