Exhibit A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below that is named as a reporting person in such filing in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Dated: September 18, 2024
	KKR PHOENIX AGGREGATOR L.P.
	By:	KKR Phoenix Aggregator GP LLC, its general partner
	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary
	KKR PHOENIX AGGREGATOR GP LLC
	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary
	KKR AMERICAS FUND XII L.P.
	By:	KKR Associates Americas XII L.P., its general partner
	By:	KKR Americas XII Limited, its general partner
	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary
	KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII L.P.
	By:	KKR Americas XII Limited, its general partner
	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary

KKR AMERICAS XII LIMITED
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Assistant Secretary
KKR GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P.
By:	KKR Group Holdings Corp., its general partner
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Secretary

KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Secretary

KKR GROUP CO. INC.
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Secretary
KKR & CO. INC.
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Secretary
KKR MANAGEMENT LLP
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Assistant Secretary
HENRY R. KRAVIS
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Attorney-in-fact
GEORGE R. ROBERTS
By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
	Name: Christopher Lee
	Title: Attorney-in-fact