New rules meant to ensure parity for mental health, physical health insurance coverage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 10, 2024
The US Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury departments on Monday issued final rules meant to elevate mental health coverage to the same level as physical health coverage under private insurance...
Business briefs, Aug. 5
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 05, 2024
Justice Department pilots whistleblower program to quell corporate crime … M&A Healthcare Advisors become registered broker-dealer … Government benefits website to become USA.gov … Unemployment rises...
Senior living and care on track to set mergers and acquisitions record
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
Mergers and acquisitions involving senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities set a new quarterly record of 183 publicly announced transactions in the second quarter, and when annualized,...
A fourth of Americans over age 50 are caregivers for family, friends
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
One in four Americans aged 50 or more years are caring for a family member or friend, according to the results of a new poll from the University of Michigan.
Increased healthcare M&A activity coming down pike in 2022, investment execs predict
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 26, 2022
Following a strong year for healthcare and life sciences transactions in 2021, investment professionals expect deal volume to clip along at a steady pace in 2022, despite labor shortages, supply chain...
Merger, acquisition activity lags across healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 05, 2024
Deal activity declined last year across nearly every segment of healthcare, according to newly released data from Irving Levin Associates
Healthcare investors poised for increased M&A activity in 2023
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2023
Sixty percent of healthcare and life sciences investors are planning to increase their mergers and acquisitions activity in 2023 despite economic pressures, and a fourth of respondents to a recent survey...
Poor health exacerbates financial stress, but it’s not the worst among seniors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 16, 2024
Poor health exacerbates financial stress among Americans, but it’s worse for those aged 50 to 64 than it is for those aged 65 or more years — people who often are on fixed incomes.
Listening forums will address first-hand effects of M&As in healthcare, other industries
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2022
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced plans Thursday to host a series of listening forums to hear from those who have experienced firsthand the effects of mergers and acquisitions.
Bank merger ‘really good’ for LTC borrowers: People’s United exec
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2021
“Borrowers will have more solutions” when the merger of M&T Bank and People’s United is complete in October, People’s United’s market manager of healthcare financial services Matthew Huber recently...