tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643119476179605339.post8640236161517451256..comments2023-08-16T06:28:44.640-07:00Comments on Accountable Care Organization Insight: Investors expect healthcare M&A uptick through 2Q 2011 because of ACO formationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643119476179605339.post-66146418894583767412010-07-22T10:59:23.747-07:002010-07-22T10:59:23.747-07:00Jennifer-
Nice article on M&A. I wonder if it ...Jennifer-<br />Nice article on M&A. I wonder if it will spawn M&A in the supplier ranks as well?<br />JPACO Insightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605077079603750911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643119476179605339.post-51623323470437637332010-07-22T08:54:15.229-07:002010-07-22T08:54:15.229-07:00At this point on the path of healthcare reform, it...At this point on the path of healthcare reform, it's not hard to believe that the healthcare industry as a whole will see an increase in M&As. In my interviews for a recent article on this exact topic, Richard Cohen, president of The Walden Group (a banking firm that specializes in M&As in the healthcare industry), said "Providers are under stress and will need to gain economies of scale, centralize and combine certain functions, and otherwise implement more efficiencies to survive in an environment of shrinking federal and state budgets, expanded healthcare coverage and new technologies."<br /><br />You can read the full article, which also speaks to the vendor side, here: http://bit.ly/9PCcb2Jennifer Dennardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11880512932169085505noreply@blogger.com