Healthcare Transaction in 2014: 4 Trends to Watch

Healthcare consolidation has been on the rise lately with little sign of slowing down. The industry’s merger and acquisition activity increased by almost 20 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter a year ago, with 267 deals announced in the past three months, according to Irving Levin Associates.

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The trends to watch include:

1. Acquiring organizations getting pickier.

2. More non-ownership collaborative arrangements.

3. Continued hospital acquisition of physicians and medical groups.

4. Ambiguity surrounding antitrust enforcement.

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