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Vertical Integration Redux: How Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Are Transforming the Buy-and-Bill Market

The largest three pharmaceutical wholesalers—Cardinal Health, Cencora, and McKesson—are using vertical integration to build significant market positions in businesses beyond drug distribution. In this video clip, Drug Channels Institute’s Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. reviews the vertical integration status of the largest three pharmaceutical wholesalers. Read the full article: Vertical Integration Redux: How Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Are […]

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HHS-OIG Year in Review 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is the largest inspector general’s office in the federal government and is tasked with providing oversight to more than 100 federal health and welfare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. OIG plays a critical role in preventing and detecting healthcare fraud and

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New HSR Rules Go Live: Your Playbook for Effective M&A

Starting today, February 10, 2025, all merger filings will be subject to new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules. The new HSR rules will fundamentally alter the premerger notification process, and substantially increase the burden on filing parties, who will need to provide significantly more information and documents with their initial filings. The two biggest changes in the

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PitchBook Q4 2024 Healthcare Services PE Update

The latest findings in PitchBook’s Q4 2024 Healthcare Services PE Update reveal a shift in PE deal activity, with pharma services and healthcare IT outpacing traditional healthcare services. These high-growth, high-margin sectors are attracting a substantial share of sponsors. Despite the current slump in healthcare services deal flow, analysts anticipate a stronger 2025, aided by

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Spending on Home Healthcare Grows Twice as Fast as Total Personal Healthcare Spending over past 18 Months

Spending on home healthcare has grown by 24.8% over the past 18 months, more than double the growth in personal healthcare spending overall, which grew by 11.4% over the same period, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Friday. Spending on nursing home care was the second fastest-growing among the major healthcare

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