Cost Containment, Payer Consolidation Are Irreversible – But Opportunities, Private Equity Investors Say
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Whether or not the Affordable Care Act survives a Supreme Court review, private equity investors see abundant opportunities in the rapidly reforming U.S. healthcare landscape, although buyers’ and sellers’ different views of the future lead to pricing disparities.
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