Capital Finance
In recognition of the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act becoming law, U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, spoke in central Maine on Monday about the benefits of the law and the importance of prevention to the future of health in the country.
The average per-capita cost of healthcare services in the United States continues to climb but at a slightly slower rate according to Standard & Poor's Healthcare Economic Composite Index.
In 2011, the medical device sector posted a total of 170 deals, according to Deal Search Online, the M&A database from Irving Levin Associates. And according to revealed prices, 2011 had a grand total of $63.5 billion in medical device merger and acquisition transactions. We delved a bit deeper into the five largest medical device M&A deals of 2011, as outlined by Irving Levin Associates.
As hospitals and physician groups look for ways to expand into new markets while keeping costs down, building off the hospital campus has become a popular and growing trend.
Hackensack University Health Network and the North Shore-LIJ Health System announced Monday an agreement to establish a strategic alliance.
Home-based care management company Univita Health has acquired HME and DME provider All-Med Services of Florida, in a deal that adds more than 1 million patient lives to Univita's book of business.
Jon Krieger, managing director at investment bank Berkery Noyes, managed healthcare IT firm Healthx's majority recapitalization, which the company undertook in preparation for the swift market growth it anticipates. He spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News Editor René Letourneau about the transaction and its implications for the mergers and acquisitions market.
Cost overruns on healthcare construction projects can mean big bucks to hospital executives overseeing capital spending. Staying on budget takes a watchful eye and guiding hand at the C-suite level and a deep enough understanding of the design and construction processes to create the proper budget from the start, say industry experts.
Some healthcare stocks will get hammered in 2012, while others will do quite well, according to industry analysts who spoke to an audience of 600 at the Nashville Health Care Council. But their overall forecast was for modest growth, mirroring the economy as a whole.
Medical device manufacturers are feeling the effects of a sluggish economy and a revamped reimbursement model, which are leading to slow growth and record levels of mergers and acquisitions activity.