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Healthcare Costs "Place Unprecedented, Growing and Long-Lasting Stress" on Government |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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The federal government is on an "unsustainable long-term fiscal path" when it comes to dealing with sharply rising healthcare costs, according to Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States, today in testimony before the Senate finance committee. Further, the "state and local governments ? absent policy changes ? will also face large and growing fiscal challenges beginning within the next few years." |
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AMA Releases Report Card on Insurers |
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Written by Rob Kurtz
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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The AMA has issued its first report card on health insurers
with a focus on determining the timeliness, transparency and accuracy of claims
processing by payors.
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Pa. Insurer Merger Talks Uncover Adviser Payments |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
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A Pennsylvania Insurance Department hearing on the proposed merger between Independence Blue Cross and Highmark "took an unexpected twist," and "was all about how much the Insurance Department's consultants were being paid ? and, more surprising, who was paying them," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
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Inova Health Ends Merger Attempt Due To FTC Challenge |
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Written by Rob Kurtz
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Monday, 09 June 2008 |
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Northern Virginia’s largest hospital system has announced
that it is abandoning its efforts to merge with Prince William Health System in
Manassas, Vir.
following a legal challenge from the Federal Trade Commission to block the
merger.
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In the News: Hospital Group Spent $630K Lobbying |
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Written by Staff
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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In the first quarter alone, the lobbying group for for-profit hospital chains spent $630,000 on its efforts, reports Forbes. The Federation of American Hospitals lobbied Congress, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services on a range of issues. |
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Compensation Up for 8 Core Specialties That Regularly Practice in ASCs |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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Physician compensation climbed 3.5 percent overall, and orthopedic surgery was the biggest winner among specialties that regularly practice in ASCs with a 6.6 percent compensation increase between the 2006 and 2007 editions of the American Medical Group Association's annual Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey. Other core specialties fell across a relatively wide range: General surgery compensation was up 5.5 percent, neurology up 5.2 percent, ophthalmology up 5.1 percent, urology up 4.6 percent, otolaryngology up 3.9 percent, GI up 3.5 percent and anesthesiology up 2.1 percent.
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In the News: HCA and LifePoint Hospitals Express Interest in New Acquisitions |
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Written by Staff
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
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During recent earnings conference calls, HCA and LifePoint Hospitals have expressed an interest in
pursuing new acquisitions, a deviation from recent trends which saw chains absorbing
past acquisitions and selling off locations, according to Tennessean.com.
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Teaching Founders to Roll Over: Deal Structures That Bridge the Valuation Gap |
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Written by Steven J. Keeler, JD, and Robert J. McElroy, JD
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
The tax tail should never wag the deal dog.
But in private equity, tax structures can significantly affect deal price and portfolio company returns. This is especially true in "rollover" transactions, where the private equity fund (PEF) encourages the founders (Fs) to leave part of their target company (T) stock in the deal. Rollovers not only help align the Fs' interests with those of the PEF, they also bridge valuation and transaction financing gaps.
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New Commercial Finance Company to Acquire Marcap, U.S. Express Leasing |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
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Tygris Commercial Finance Group, a commercial finance company, has announced its formation and funding with over $1.75 billion in equity commitments -- the largest initial capital raise ever in the U.S. commercial finance sector. The company was created to support the financing needs of middle-market companies in response to the current credit market dislocation that has constrained the availability of capital, says a press release. |
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