Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMarketBeatFri, July 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM GMT+2 5 min readKey PointsInterested in Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better.Cross Country Healthcare stockholders approved the company's proposed merger agreement at a special meeting, clearing a major step toward the deal's completion.The merger would see Cross Country Healthcare become a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company through a merger with Merger Sub, while the board had already unanimously recommended approval.Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, merger-related executive compensation; Cross Country Healthcare said it will file the final voting results with the SEC in a Form 8-K within four business days.Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) stockholders approved the company's proposed merger agreement at a virtual special meeting held July 16, according to remarks delivered during the meeting by Kevin Clark, the company's co-founder, CEO and chairman of the board.The vote centered on a merger agreement dated May 6, 2026, among Cross Country Healthcare, KL Kris Cross Intermediate LLC, referred to during the meeting as the parent, and KL Kris Cross Merger Sub, Inc. Under the agreement, Merger Sub would merge with and into Cross Country Healthcare, with Cross Country Healthcare surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent.→