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...
Often as not, the names given to federal legislation disguise, rather than describe, the content of the bill. And, no, we’re not talking about the Patriot Act. What we have in mind is the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA). A close reading of this law reveals...