Capital Finance
Merck & Co. received $1.4 billion from HHS in 2014, while Pfizer scored $856 million, according to report by analytics firm Govini.
Healthcare M&A in 2014 was characterized by seismic changes. Here are some key factors that shaped last year's healthcare environment for mergers and acquisitions.
Mental health clinics, psychologists and psychiatric hospitals were left out of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Program, and it's cost them.
Daughters of Charity says it has "difficult decisions" ahead as terms placed by attorney general on the deal sink acquisition plans.
The Advisory Board study found smaller campaigns have the added benefit of retaining staff, due to less burnout and lower turnover rates.
The acquisition includes existing therapy provider TheraTrust and a corporate office located in Ohio that will be maintained as a regional headquarters.
Under current conditions, operating loss for the five hospitals studied would be $190 million in 2019, according to Navigant Consulting.
The move joins Samaritan Hospital's 55-bed acute-care, inpatient facility to University Hospital's integrated network of 15 hospitals.
Monetary terms, or reasons for the sale, were not disclosed.
Improving economy helps more low-income patients pay their balances in states that did not expand under Obamacare.