Healthcare Lawsuits To Watch in 2024 Good article on the healthcare lawsuits to watch in 2024, including many challenging the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare drug price negotiations as well as preventive service mandates in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). #aca #ira #exchanges #obamacare #drugpricing Link to Article Lower Quality When Private Equity Firms Acquire Hospitals There is a lot of good data on hospital combinations leading to higher costs and no improvement in quality.  This study points to a rise in adverse events after a private equity takeover of a hospital.  This is despite the pool of lower risk patients in PE targeted hospitals. Additional article here: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/practicemanagement/108014 #mergers #acquisitions #hospitals Link to Article Insurtech Overview In 2023 Interesting review of insurtechs in 2023.  In general, insurtechs have been a huge disappointment for investors over the years and the companies have failed to make important gains in the market. 

Predictions That Hospital M and A Will Pick Up in 2024 The article says that hospital mergers and acquisitions will pick up in 2024. A number of factors are cited, including financial pressures and outside forces. Deals were robust before the COVID pandemic and then collapsed.  They picked up in 2023 and will grow more in 2024. They won’t hit pre-pandemic levels though. New merger guidelines and the Biden administration’s anti-trust views could be a wild card and impact the ongoing recovery of M and A. (Article may require a subscription.) #hospitals #mergers #acquisitions Link to Article Threats From FTC Push Brand Drug Makers To Change Orange Book Entries The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) threats to come after brand drug makers who misrepresent patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book are leading several drug makers to change or pull patent entries.  It is good news as these