We may be dealing with the mental health after-effects of the pandemic long after we’ve reached herd immunity. … READ MORE >
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CHART OF THE DAY: Health care sector rides the SPAC wave
Amid the recent gyrations in the equity markets, special purpose acquisition companies, better known as SPACs, have continued to gain favor, particularly among retail investors flush with savings. And in the middle of this frenzy is the health care sector. … READ MORE >
This year may be the busiest ever for health care and life sciences deal volume
With a flurry of deals in the health care sector already announced, this year promises to be an active one for funding and M&A activity. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: As vaccination begins, health care remains underemployed
The health care sector remains 500,000 jobs below its pre-pandemic peak. Many have left the labor market to tend for families, care for children or because of concern for their own safety. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Technology investments in health care poised to surge
After years of pouring money into disruptive technologies in the financial services industry, venture capital firms are turning their attention to the health care ecosystem as the pandemic upends traditional ways of delivering health care. … READ MORE >
While other health care subsectors see job gains, nursing and residential care continues to lag
While the health care ecosystem is broadly returning to work, nursing care facilities remain an exception. In the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and state-wide prohibitions on non-emergent, or elective, procedures the health care ecosystem shed 2.27 million jobs in August, the first broad job loss in health care in decades. … READ MORE >
The pandemic, health care access and the economy
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has highlighted the massive inequality of access that continues to plague the richest country in the world. … READ MORE >
How hospitals can prepare for new price transparency rules
A recent court ruling has given the Trump administration a major victory in its push for transparency in health care pricing, and has left many health care providers scrambling to meet new requirements. … READ MORE >
Trump administration identifies 5 companies for government support in vaccine effort
Drug developers, academic institutions and government agencies across the globe are investigating more than 100 potential vaccines for the coronavirus. The Trump administration on Wednesday identified a handful of organizations that it believes are the most likely to produce a viable vaccine candidate, The New York Times reported. This is … … READ MORE >
Amid disruption in health care, private equity is poised to put its cash to work
As the world approaches 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 80,000 deaths, the financial and operational toll of quarantine efforts will create opportunities for both strategic and financial buyers across industries, including health care. … READ MORE >