A bill is working its way through Congress that could have an impact on health care providers, particularly those owned by private equity firms. On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a markup of new legislation that would require public disclosure of a range of information surrounding certain health care companies. This ... READ MORE >
Health Care
From hospital systems to home care providers, the health care sector is replete with middle market companies. The health needs of an aging population assure that this industry will continue to grow in coming years.
As coronavirus spreads, so do risks to the global supply chain
As the potential for the coronavirus to become a pandemic looms, the outbreak is starting to affect the supply chains of critical industries across the globe. Since the first confirmed case in Wuhan, the virus has spread to manufacturing hubs including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Chongqing, according to data released by Chinese ... READ MORE >
As the Wuhan virus spreads, bond markets take notice
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 Wuhan virus in China have combined with moderated corporate earnings and continued delays over the Boeing 737 Max to suppress those yields. On ... READ MORE >
As Wuhan virus spreads, American hospitals need to be prepared
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 Wuhan virus 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
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
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 >
The mounting toll of cyberattacks on rural hospitals
Rural health providers are increasingly under cyberattack. Enticed by valuable stores of health records and sometimes porous security, hackers infiltrate a hospital’s IT system and encrypt its data, making it unusable until the provider pays a ransom. If the hospital doesn’t pay up, the hackers can sell the data on the dark web to those who use it for ... READ MORE >
Is health care recession-proof?
Health care has long been viewed as a defensive sector compared to the broader market when a potential economic downturn is looming. There were sound reasons for this -- many health care services had relatively inelastic demand and they were insulated from the effects of any global trade tensions. Today, the health care landscape has changed. Our view is ... READ MORE >
Scrutiny on private equity investment in health care increases
As private equity groups continue to invest in the health care industry, their business practices are falling under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers, researchers and the news media. In 2018, for example, three Yale University researchers released a report that examined how out-of-network billing for emergency care in the United States can lead to ... READ MORE >
Health care jobs market remains tight, government data shows
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey released by the government last week underscored continued tightness in the health care labor market through June. Health care organizations added 60,000 employees, after accounting for employee departures. Total job openings across the ecosystem increased by 10,000. Since 2014, total job openings in health care ... READ MORE >