The Real Economy Blog

Matt Wolf, Director, Health Care Senior Analyst

@MattWolfHC

Matt leads RSM’s health care valuation consulting group. In this capacity, Matt helps health care clients evaluate mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other growth strategies.

In January 2018, Matt was selected as a senior analyst RSM’s cutting edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions its senior analysts to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves. These senior analysts advise clients on conditions impacting middle market leaders. Matt’s focus is the health care and life sciences space.

As coronavirus spreads across the nation, aid to hospitals lags

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As Congress debates a new round of stimulus measures to blunt the human and economic toll of the coronavirus, it has an opportunity to rethink the way it supports those who are working on the front lines of the pandemic: health care providers. In recent weeks, the scope and severity of the pandemic have changed dramatically, spreading beyond ... READ MORE >

Businesses already strained by COVID-19 should prepare for hurricane season

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The Atlantic hurricane season is already off to a busy start, with six named storms having formed as of early July. And it is likely to get worse. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a 70% chance that this hurricane season will be worse than normal, with just a 10% chance of being less damaging than normal. Anywhere from 13 to ... READ MORE >

Coronavirus and the rise of virtual health visits

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The human toll of the coronavirus only continues to mount: Confirmed cases have topped 118,000, deaths have surpassed 4,000 and Italy has quarantined 16 million people. It has led employers around the globe to encourage employees to work from home or take unpaid leaves of absence. In Seattle, the epicenter of Covid-19 cases and fatalities in the ... READ MORE >

As the coronavirus spreads, bond markets take notice

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For a while last year, it seemed that yields on U.S. Treasuries were on an upward path as trade tensions with China eased and recession fears calmed. But all that has changed as fears over the outbreak of the coronavirus in China have combined with moderated corporate earnings and continued delays over the Boeing 737 Max to suppress those yields. On ... READ MORE >

As coronavirus spreads, American hospitals need to be prepared

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Even though the mysterious respiratory virus that has hit China is in its early stages, it is leaving a mounting human and economic toll. Already, six people have died and 291 have been infected by the coronavirus in China, many of them health workers caring for the sick. And on Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case ... READ MORE >

Private equity looks for recession-proof deals

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These are flush times for American private equity funds. Through November, they have raised more capital than any other fiscal year. But a good portion of that cash has not been put to use – yet. One reason is that many takeover targets have simply become too expensive, a dynamic reflected in the drop in deal activity for 2019. According to RSM Bloomberg, ... READ MORE >

How senior housing developers can respond to sagging demand

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Developers eager to fill the demand for senior housing created by an aging U.S. population are facing a new and unexpected challenge in the form of rapidly advancing technologies that allow seniors to stay in their homes longer. It’s called “aging in place,” and a host of disruptors have set their sights on this growing market as a participants across ... READ MORE >