As the market now knows, a newly created entity called North American Senior Care (NASC) ended months of speculation with a “final” $13.00 per share offer for Beverly Enterprises (NYSE: BEV) which, combined with the debt outstanding and the...
Rapid consolidation among generic pharmaceutical companies is continuing through the sweltering days of the summer. Last month’s issue reported that Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) was on the prowl for an acquisition that would make it once again the largest...
Over the past decade, there has been a lot of publicity about Canadians going south of the border to avoid long waits for certain medical procedures, while recently Americans have been going north to buy lower-cost prescription drugs, a pastime made famous on the...
To become the country’s largest manager of Medicare plans and grow its West Coast business, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is acquiring PacifiCare Health Systems (NYSE: PHS). In consummating what is the second-largest managed care deal ever nnounced, UnitedHealth will...
A ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Apr p. 6 ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Sep p. 10 Advantage Healthcare Group Apr p. 4 Advocat Jan p. 1, Mar p. 5, Aug p. 8, Sep p. 6, Dec p. 4 Aegis Assisted Living Apr p. 7, May p. 6, Jun p. 10, Jun p. 7, Aug p. 10 Aegis...
After describing a market environment last month that included four assisted/independent living portfolios worth more than $1.0 billion and nine skilled nursing portfolios worth nearly $1.0 billion available for sale, it would have been logical to think that the...