investments news from FierceHealthFinance
News
Could this be the death of the hospital arms race?
Over the past year or so, as I've watched hospitals struggle to survive without meaningful access to capital, I've wondered how they've pulled it off. After all, for decades, U.S. hospitals have more... Read more...
Humana hungry to buy provider-owned health plans
Humana is looking to buy more provider-owned health plans this year, according to CEO Mike McCallister, who spoke about his plans at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Humana has already made... Read more...
MA hospitals tighten their belts, put big spending on hold
Here's a scene being echoed around the U.S: In Massachusetts, many hospitals are being forced to reconsider their big-ticket projects, a particularly notable problem given that many of the nation's... Read more...
Sermo partners with Bloomberg to connect physicians, investors
Professional investors will soon be able to talk (almost) directly to physicians thanks to a new partnership between Bloomberg, L.P. and Sermo. The new partnership is, as far as your editor knows, a... Read more...
Credit crunch changed debt plans, but not investments
While the dramatic problems the financial industry has faced have had a big impact on healthcare borrowing--including both bank loans and bond issues--it doesn't seem to have changed the way health... Read more...
Can syndication boost hospital-MD deals?
According to Modern Physician, the following deal could... Read more...
